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Country United States / Australia / United Kingdom / / / Event Product Issues / / Facility Concord Hospital / The Children’s Hospital / Pharmacy Practice / / IndustryTerm medication safety self-assessment tool / telephone prescription / inadequate check systems / internal and external safety information systems / pharmacy software / double-check systems / look-alike products / intense media attention / pharmaceutical / calcium-containing solutions / calcium containing products / healthcare organisations / clinical rotation site / automated compounder software / amphotericin products / practice site / / MedicalCondition flushing practices / chronic worry / serious fungal infections / diabetes / advanced carcinoma / infection / high blood pressure / / MedicalTreatment medication errors / parenteral nutrition / blood transfusion / chemotherapy / catheters / / Organization Australian Council on Healthcare Standards / World Health Organization / USP / Children’s Hospital / UK National Patient Safety Agency / Concord Hospital / FDA / Committee of Specialty Practice / US Institute for Safe Medication Practices / Safety and Quality Council of Australia / / Person Dennis Quaid / Kimberly Quaid / Rosemary Burke / Penny Thornton / / Position community pharmacist / pharmacist / Director of Pharmacy / staff nurse / Pharmacy Services Manager / nurse / Chair / / Product potassium chloride / Fungizone / Safe Medication / zinc sulfate / Abelcet / Rocephin / sodium bicarbonate / Prozac / TPN / Ambisome / fluoxetine / Coumadin / amphotericin B / Amphotec / USP-ISMP Medication / Prograf / ISMP Medication / fluorouracil / ceftriaxone / check systems / / ProvinceOrState Indiana / / Technology ultrasound / chemotherapy / / SocialTag 
MEDICATION SAFETY This series brings you up-to-date information about medication safety issues and strategies to prevent medication errors. It draws on Australian incidents and US experience, including (with permission)