Medication Safety Alert! January 2016

In this month’s issue:

• Severe Harm and Death Associated with Medication Errors and Drug-Drug Interactions Involving Low-Dose Oral Methotrexate
• Avandia, not Coumadin
• Will patients and residents even be free from iatrogenic harm?
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) introduces a unique quality improvement and training opportunity for 3-5 star nursing homes
• Could this happen at your facility?
• ISMP releases its 2016-2017 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices