Medication Safety

Managing the risks of using liquid oral phenobarbital

24 July 2026Reduce harm by minimising confusion between phenobarbital oral liquid formulations and raising awareness of ethanol content, especially in neonates and children

Developing direct oral anticoagulant safety across a system

6 July 2026Strategies and signposting to support safer use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs).

Managing fire risk with emollients and other skin products

24 June 2026Emollient residue can increase the risk of fatal burns. This article outlines how fire risk occurs, which patients may be at increased risk, and harm reduction.

Prescribing and administering intravenous paracetamol safely

22 June 2026Guidance on safe prescribing and administration of IV paracetamol, including dosing, infusion, risk mitigation, and monitoring to prevent errors.

Use of injectable medicines for multiple doses

27 May 2026Using injectable medicines for multiple doses increases the risk of contamination, error and patient harm.

Guidance

Medication safety

Resources, guidance and support to assess and improve medication safety culture, strategy and policy within the healthcare system.

Safety considerations when switching insulin products

6 May 2026Healthcare professionals should be aware of the risks and safe practice principles when switching insulin products.

Managing the risk of confusion between insulin products

8 June 2026Increased awareness and embedding processes for safer use may reduce the risk of mis-selection and harms associated with insulin use.

Embedding the safer use of insulin

6 May 2026Implementation of national safety standards, alerts and guidance can help reduce preventable harm from insulin use.

Embedding medication safety improvement within an organisation

30 April 2026The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) can support effective prioritisation and delivery of medication safety improvements.