Medications and Pharmacy

Improving medication safety, prescribing, dosing, therapeutic monitoring, medication histories, roles of pharmacies/pharmacists in health services.  See also our Medications and Pharmacy Links page for related websites.

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TABLETS - Tablets are Bagged Letting Emergency Treat Safely - Ambulance Service of NSW
A clearly labelled, patient identified, self sealing plastic bag, designed to hold a large quantity of medications for patients over 75 arriving at EDs by ambulance.

Date created: 07 Sep 2006 | Date reviewed: 28 Aug 2012

Lignocaine Gel in Emergency Department Female Urethral Catheterisation - Sydney South West Area Health Service.
Standardise the variation in practice of using lignocaine gel and plain lubricating gel for female urethral catheterisation in the Emergency Department.

Date created: 31 Aug 2006 | Date reviewed: 20 Jun 2012

Pharmacists Reporting of Adverse Medication Incidents - Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service
This project investigated barriers to Pharmacists' reporting of adverse medication incidents and the pilot of strategies to pharmacist-generated reports.

Date created: 20 Oct 2009 | Date reviewed: 17 Jan 2012

Getting Medications Right - the First Time - North Coast Area Health Service
Project to ensure the accuracy of charted medications for patients over 65 years on four or more medications admitted through the Emergency Department.

Date created: 23 Oct 2008 | Date reviewed: 13 Apr 2010

 

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Date created: 16th Mar 2006 | Date reviewed: 16th Mar 2006