Medication Safety Alert! November 2017

In this month's issue: 

• Problems Associated With the Use of U-500 Insulin Syringes
• FDA Advise-ERR: Concomitant use of Entresto and ACE inhibitors can lead to serious outcomes
• NANALERT: Misuse of standard insulin pen needles
• Holding warfarin prior to surgical procedures
• Faxing multiple resident orders together is error-prone
• Resident involvement to prevent errors
• Mix-ups between rOPINIRole and risperiDONE