Medication

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

   • Medication
   • Patient
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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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   • 16 March

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

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   • Prescribing
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     • Prescribing
     • Pharmacy / chemist

   By Patient Safety Learning, 5 March

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   • 5 March

3. 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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   • 20 February

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

   • Medication
   • Investigation
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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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   • 18 February

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

   • Medication
   • Prescribing
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     • Medication
     • Prescribing
     • Lack of resources
     • Patient suffering

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 February

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   • 16 February

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

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   • Patient safety incident
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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

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

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

   By Patient Safety Learning, 24 September, 2025

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   • 24 September, 2025

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

   • Medication
   • ADHD
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     • Medication
     • ADHD
     • Long waiting list
     • Prescribing

   By Mark Hughes, 29 August, 2025

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   • 29 August, 2025

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

   • Medication
   • System safety
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     • Medication
     • System safety
     • Lack of resources

   By Mark Hughes, 13 August, 2025

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   • 13 August, 2025

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

    • Medication
    • USA
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      • USA
      • Patient safety incident

    By Mark Hughes, 7 August, 2025

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    • 7 August, 2025

11. 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
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      • Medication
      • Transfer of care
      • Older People (over 65)

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 14 July, 2025

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    • 14 July, 2025

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

    • Pharmacist
    • Medication
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      • Medication
      • Prescribing
      • Lack of resources

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 July, 2025

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    • 8 July, 2025

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

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

    By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June, 2025

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    • 30 June, 2025

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

    • Medication
    • Collaboration

    By Patient Safety Learning, 24 June, 2025

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    • 24 June, 2025

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

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

    By Mark Hughes, 19 June, 2025

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    • 19 June, 2025

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

    • Medication
    • Obesity
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      • Medication
      • Obesity
      • Treatment
      • Long-term conditions

    By Patient Safety Learning, 17 June, 2025

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    • 17 June, 2025

17. Specialist Pharmacy Service: Medication safety update

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    • Pharmacist
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      • Pharmacist
      • Pharmacy / chemist
      • Adminstering medication

    By Patient Safety Learning, 31 March, 2025

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    • 31 March, 2025

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

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

    By Patient Safety Learning, 13 March, 2025

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    • 13 March, 2025

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

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

    By Patient-Safety-Learning, 13 March, 2025

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    • 13 March, 2025

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

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    • Medication
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      • Medication
      • Pharmacy / chemist
      • Staff support

    By Patient Safety Learning, 20 February, 2025

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    • 20 February, 2025

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

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

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 November, 2024

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    • 8 November, 2024

22. 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
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      • Medication
      • Adminstering medication
      • Parkinsons disease
      • Person-centred care
      • More staff training

    By Patient Safety Learning, 5 November, 2024

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    • 5 November, 2024

23. 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

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    • 5 November, 2024

24. MHRA: GLP-1 receptor agonists: reminder of the potential side effects and to be aware of the potential for misuse (24 October 2024)

    • Adminstering medication
    • Risk assessment
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      • Adminstering medication
      • Risk assessment
      • Medication
      • Obesity
      • Diabetes
      • Nutrition
      • Medicine - Cardiology
      • Medicine - Diabetes and Endocrinology

    By Patient Safety Learning, 24 October, 2024

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    • 24 October, 2024

25. Repeat prescribing toolkit (RCGP and RPS, October 2024)

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    • GP
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      • GP
      • Medication

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 October, 2024

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    • 8 October, 2024