Medication

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1. General Pharmaceutical Council: How to check an online pharmacy is on the register

   • Regulatory issue
   • Medication
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Regulatory issue
     • Medication
     • Digital health
     • Prescribing
     • Patient

   By Patient Safety Learning, Friday at 15:14

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   • Friday at 15:14

2. Health costs of the UK-US trade deal on pharmaceuticals (BMJ, 1 July 2026)

   • Medication
   • UK
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Medication
     • UK
     • USA
     • Patient harmed
     • Funding

   By Patient Safety Learning, 2 July

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   • 190 views
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   • 2 July

3. Understanding the rise in the purchase of unregulated medicines online: Report on evidence review and focus group findings (Patients Association, March 2026)

   • Medication
   • Patient
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Medication
     • Patient
     • Regulatory issue
     • Digital health
     • Research
     • Communication
     • Pharmacy / chemist
     • Social media

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 March

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   • 215 views
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   • 16 March

4. Scottish Government: Polypharmacy guidance. Appropriate prescribing, making medicines safe, effective and sustainable 2026 - 2029

   • Scotland
   • Prescribing
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Scotland
     • Prescribing
     • Pharmacy / chemist

   By Patient Safety Learning, 5 March

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   • 5 March

5. Human factors frameworks in analysis of contributory factors to medication error: A systematic review (9 September 2025)

   • Medication
   • Human factors

   By Mark Hughes, 20 February

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   • 319 views
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   • Added by Mark Hughes
   • 20 February

6. When safety does not sell (HSJ, 16 February 2026)

   • Medication
   • Investigation
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Medication
     • Investigation
     • Patient death
     • Organisational learning
     • Prescribing
     • Human error
     • Children and Young People
     • Risk management

   By Patient Safety Learning, 18 February

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   • 150 views
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   • 18 February

7. Medicines security—a national priority (4 February 2026)

   • Medication
   • Prescribing
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Medication
     • Prescribing
     • Lack of resources
     • Patient suffering

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 February

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   • 1,396 views
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   • 16 February

8. What should patients learn? Co-designing patient education to improve medication safety, professional-patient communication, and partnership (10 September 2025)

   • Medication
   • Patient safety incident
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Medication
     • Patient safety incident
     • Patient engagement
     • Person-centred care
     • Health education
     • Information sharing
     • Decision making

   By Patient Safety Learning, 8 October, 2025

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   • 8 October, 2025

9. Department of Health and Social Care: Pregnancy, breastfeeding and fertility while taking paracetamol for adults (23 September 2025)

   • Medication
   • Pain
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Medication
     • Pain
     • Pregnancy
     • Children and Young People
     • Autism
     • UK
     • Maternity
     • Information sharing

   By Patient Safety Learning, 24 September, 2025

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   • 1,967 views
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   • 24 September, 2025

10. Healthwatch England: The hidden wait to be prescribed ADHD medication (27 August 2025)

    • Medication
    • ADHD
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Medication
      • ADHD
      • Long waiting list
      • Prescribing

    By Mark Hughes, 29 August, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 413 views
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    • 29 August, 2025

11. Department of Health and Social Care: Managing a robust and resilient supply of medicines (11 August 2025)

    • Medication
    • System safety
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Medication
      • System safety
      • Lack of resources

    By Mark Hughes, 13 August, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 459 views
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    • 13 August, 2025

12. Wrong drug events across Pennsylvania healthcare facilities: A systematic analysis of medication pairs, class patterns, and clinical safety implications (6 May 2025)

    • Medication
    • USA
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Medication
      • USA
      • Patient safety incident

    By Mark Hughes, 7 August, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 275 views
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    • 7 August, 2025

13. Assessing patient work system factors for medication management during transition of care among older adults: an observational study (23 August 2024)

    • Medication
    • Transfer of care
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Medication
      • Transfer of care
      • Older People (over 65)

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 14 July, 2025

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    • 231 views
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    • 14 July, 2025

14. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pharmacy inquiry into medicines shortages in England (July 2025)

    • Pharmacist
    • Medication
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Pharmacist
      • Medication
      • Prescribing
      • Lack of resources

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 July, 2025

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    • 532 views
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    • 8 July, 2025

15. Pharmacy Pressures Survey 2025: Medicines Supply Report (30 June 2025)

    • Medication
    • Lack of resources
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Medication
      • Lack of resources
      • Patient suffering
      • Pharmacy / chemist
      • Prescribing

    By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June, 2025

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    • 866 views
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    • 30 June, 2025

16. Specialist Pharmacy Collaborative: Time critical medicines quality improvement collaborative (28 May 2025)

    • Medication
    • Collaboration

    By Patient Safety Learning, 24 June, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 505 views
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    • 24 June, 2025

17. Medroxyprogesterone acetate: Risk of meningioma and measures to minimise this risk

    • Medication
    • Sexual and reproductive health
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medication
      • Sexual and reproductive health
      • Menopause
      • Womens health

    By Mark Hughes, 19 June, 2025

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    • 2,178 views
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    • 19 June, 2025

18. Anti-obesity medications: Faster, broader access can drive health and wealth in the UK (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change)

    • Medication
    • Obesity
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medication
      • Obesity
      • Treatment
      • Long-term conditions

    By Patient Safety Learning, 17 June, 2025

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    • 751 views
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    • 17 June, 2025

19. Specialist Pharmacy Service: Medication safety update

    • Medication
    • Pharmacist
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Medication
      • Pharmacist
      • Pharmacy / chemist
      • Adminstering medication

    By Patient Safety Learning, 31 March, 2025

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    • 828 views
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    • 31 March, 2025

20. Pharmaceutical pictograms to improve textual comprehension: A systematic review (24 November 2023)

    • Medication
    • Pharmacy / chemist
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Medication
      • Pharmacy / chemist
      • Communication
      • Information sharing
      • Patient engagement
      • Systematic review
      • Packaging/ labelling/ signage

    By Patient Safety Learning, 13 March, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 434 views
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    • 13 March, 2025

21. Drug versioning and legal accountability for preventable product harms (12 March 2025)

    • Medication
    • USA
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medication
      • USA
      • Pharma / Life sciences
      • Regulatory issue
      • Legal issue
      • Patient harmed

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 13 March, 2025

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    • 356 views
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    • 13 March, 2025

22. Specialist Pharmacy Support: Practice support for the Medication Safety Officer (15 December 2022)

    • Pharmacist
    • Medication
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Pharmacist
      • Medication
      • Pharmacy / chemist
      • Staff support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 20 February, 2025

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    • 227 views
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    • 20 February, 2025

23. Factors influencing the reporting of medication errors and near misses among nurses: A systematic mixed methods review (3 September 2024)

    • Medication
    • Patient safety incident
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medication
      • Patient safety incident
      • Human error
      • Nurse
      • Research
      • Reporting
      • Near miss

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 November, 2024

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    • 8 November, 2024

24. Self administration: a patient-centred approach to administering time critical Parkinson’s medication at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: best practice case study

    • Medication
    • Adminstering medication
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Medication
      • Adminstering medication
      • Parkinsons disease
      • Person-centred care
      • More staff training

    By Patient Safety Learning, 5 November, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 604 views
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    • 5 November, 2024

25. Benchmarking to improve the delivery of time critical medication at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust: best practice case study

    • Medication
    • Parkinsons disease

    By Patient Safety Learning, 5 November, 2024

    • 0 comments
    • 487 views
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    • 5 November, 2024