Metoprolol Alert
The Health Quality and Safety Commission have recently issued a Medication Alert about metoprolol. This is to highlight the risk of overdose when a dose of metoprolol 11.875mg is prescribed and misread as 118.75mg.
To access the alert online, go to www.hqsc.govt.nz(external link) and click on the ‘Medication Safety’ tab.
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