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• Practitioners anticipate punitive action from licensing bodies
• PALLIDONE, a methadone product from New Zealand, could be confused with PALLADONE, the US extended-release hydromorphone product.
• Be sure your list of "do not use" abbreviations is targeting the most important issues.
• Education is key: patient inhales a coin due to lack of use of inhaler dust cover.
• Baxter Colleague CX smart pumps will delete entire drug library if all batteries drain.
• Improper mixing of magnesium sulfate infusions leads to variable concentrations.
• FDA and drug advertisers should set an example and commit to prohibiting dangerous abbreviations in advertising, labeling and packaging.
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