list of high-alert meds and dangerous abbreviations for you to keep in mind will grow

June 2012

The list of high-alert meds and dangerous abbreviations for you to keep in mind will grow.

High-alert meds are the drugs most likely to cause serious harm when there's an error. Heparin and insulin are two big ones.

Now, Pradax (dabigatran) is added to this list of meds. So is injectable Pressyn AR (vasopressin) and Precedex (dexmedetomidine).

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Table of Contents

Bowel Preps patients struggle with taking bowel preps properly
Anticoagulants avoiding errors with Pradax (dabigatran) prescriptions
Med Safety list of high-alert meds and dangerous abbreviations for you to keep in mind will grow
Antipsychotics Saphris (SA-fris), a new antipsychotic med
Elderly Patients drugs that should be avoided in the elderly
NSAIDs myths about ketorolac (Toradol, etc)
Antithrombotics preventing medication errors with warfarin (Coumadin, etc)
Autism keep all of the meds for autism-related problems straight
Statins Patients often ask if their statin (simvastatin, atorvastatin, etc) is causing muscle pain
Bites & Stings how to manage bites and stings caused by bees, spiders, jellyfish, and other creatures
Opioids warnings about codeine toxicity, especially in kids
Lyme Disease questions about preventing or treating Lyme disease