Medication safety

News – 23 December 2019

The World Health Organization have produced the attached "5 Moments for Medication Safety". These are the key moments where action by the patient or caregiver can greatly reduce the risk of harm associated with the use of their medication/s.
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Each moment includes 5 critical questions.

Some are self-reflective for the patient and some require support from a health professional to be answered and reflected upon correctly.

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