Insulin prescribing
Prescribing enough insulin
Recently the diabetes service has seen several patients who are not receiving enough insulin to last them for 3 months.
Brief Updates
DUMP (Disposal of Unwanted Medicines Properly) campaign
Patients with expired or unwanted medicines at home are urged to dispose of them through the Dispose of Unwanted Medicine Properly (DUMP) initiative
Goodfellow Gems
Several interesting ‘gems’ have been posted lately by the Goodfellow Unit. These are free to subscribe to, and have recently covered topics such as:
Oral propranolol for…
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…
Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic consumption in New Zealand has risen rapidly and is high by international standards. This may lead to increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance to common bacterial…
New tablet crushing guide for Residential Aged Care
A new guide has been developed to assist Residential Aged Care when considering crushing oral medicines for residents with swallowing difficulties. This guide includes options which…
Boostrix vaccine for pregnant women
Boostrix (Tdap) vaccine remains subsidised for pregnant women
Pregnant women are eligible for subsidised pertussis vaccine from 28 weeks gestation. Immunisation of pregnant women is important because…
Transdermal patch alert
The Health Quality and Safety Commission recently issued an alert about transdermal patches.
This includes information about how to reduce the risk of patient harm and errors…