Patient Safety

More than 1000 units of Weleda baby teething and colic powder have been taken off the shelves after the discovery of a contamination hazard earlier this month

Several popular brands of cough medication may become prescription-only or pharmacist-only if a Medicines Classification Committee recommendation comes into force

Forty-four Auckland pharmacies have signed up for the second phase of a programme to reduce preventable harm in primary care

The TGA is advising "extreme caution" when dispensing off-label atropine eye drops to treat hypersalivation, following the death of a Perth man who ingested a toxic quantity of the medication

Medsafe officials and police are working together to monitor illegal sales of pharmacy-only and prescription medicines on social media sites

Police in Samoa have filed a manslaughter charge against a nurse over the death of two babies last month after they received the MMR vaccine

Medsafe is aware of a US warning that the antibiotic azithromycin can be harmful to blood and lymph node cancer patients who have undergone stem cell transplants

A nurse has apologised after accidentally giving a 12-year-old patient Boostrix instead of Gardasil  

New Australian data highlights a big public health problem

Nearly  a  half  of  patients  don’t  understand  the  possible  side  effects  of  their  medication,  but  a  survey  from  the  Health  Quality  &  Safety  Commission  is  enabling  health  providers  to  share  initiatives  to  improve  this