Library: Medications Information: Medication Safety

Medication safety - saved PubMed search and links to resources

This is a targeted PubMed search for references about medication safety in a hospital setting, in English, for the last year.

Note - this search is very general in nature, request a search that meets more specific needs.

Australian sources

Medication Safety - WA Health, Office of Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Western Australian Medication Safety Group (WA.MSG)
Western Australian High Risk Medication Policy
Medication Safety Standard (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care)
Medication Safety (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care)
Medication safety forms part of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
Medicines Safety Update (TGA)
Database of Adverse Event Notifications (TGA)
Safety Information for Health Professionals (TGA)
Information for health professionals about the safety of medicines and medical devices.
International Scientific Guidelines Adopted in Australia (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australian Hospitals - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Medication Safety (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care)
Medication safety forms part of the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
Medication Safety: Position Statement - Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
Medication Safety - NSW Clinical Excellence Commission
National Indicators for Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) in Australian Hospitals
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
NPS MedicineWise
NPS MedicineWise Learning
Opioids, benzodiazepines and other Schedule 8 medicines The Schedule 8 Medicines Prescribing Code - WA Health
Pharmacy Board of Australia - Policies, Codes and Guidelines
Including: Guidelines on practice-specific issues – Guideline 1 (List of reference texts for pharmacists)
Recommendations for Terminology, Abbreviations and Symbols used in Medicines Documentation (ACSQHC)
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare - December 2016
WA Poisons Information Centre (WAPIC)

International sources

Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction Online Database
COVID-19 Drug Interactions
The Liverpool Drug Interaction Group have produced various materials in PDF format to aid the use of experimental agents in the treatment of COVID-19.
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The Liverpool Drug Interaction Group is based at the University of Liverpool, UK, and works in collaboration with the University Hospital of Basel (Switzerland) and Radboud UMC (Netherlands).
CredibleMeds
Drug Safety Labeling Changes (SLC) (US FDA)
electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC)
Contains up to date information about medicines licensed for use in the UK. The eMC's documentation has been checked and approved by either the UK or European government agencies which license medicines.
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These agencies are the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
European Database of Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction Reports
HEP Drug Interaction Checker
HIV Drug Interaction Checker
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) [US]
LiverTox. Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Provides up-to-date, unbiased and easily accessed information on the diagnosis, cause, frequency, clinical patterns and management of liver injury attributable to prescription and nonprescription medications and selected herbal and dietary supplements.
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LiverTox is produced by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and is copyright free. It is requested that use of LiverTox data in publications be given appropriate acknowledgement.
Medication Safety Program [CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
MedWatch: The FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program [US]
Micromedex
Includes Alternative Medicine, Complete Drug Interactions, DrugDex, Neofax, Pediatrics, Poisindex & ReproRisk
Stockley's Drug Interactions
Stockley's Herbal Drug Interactions
VigiAccess Database [WHO Global Medicines Safety Database]
Yellow Card - Interactive Drug Analysis Profiles (Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency [UK])
The UK system for collecting and monitoring information on suspected safety concerns or incidents involving medicines and medical devices.