Volume 5, Issue 8
Medication Safety Alert! August 2017
In this month’s issue:
- What's in a Generic Name? Clues About the Drug's Use and Possible Adverse Effects
- Possible reason for hyperglycemia in patients/residents using an insulin pen
- Elavil OTC Sleep - not a drug!
- Name mix-up: rifAMPin and rifapentine
- Concentrated insulin pens and visually impaired residents
- Long-Term Care Transitions: Safe Geriatric Medication Practices after Hospitalization