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Two weeks too longAn epileptic patient has been left with severely compromised speech and mobility when they were left without medication for 2 weeks.
The post-discharge review appointment was not scheduled to take place before the patient ran out of medication.
May
2015
NICE NG5 Medicines Optimisation Guidance on transitions.
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Concentration is CriticalPrescribing Insulin is complex, error prone and high risk.
D – Drug Name. Prescribe by Brand. Check for errors with similar named products.
D – Device. Check changes are intended and agreed with the patient.
D – Dose. If the dose is included on the prescription make sure it is reviewed and updated.
D – Duration. Check for short and longer acting insulin mix-ups
D – Deadly. Ensure high-strength insulins are intended before prescribing
May
2015
MHRA guide to prescribing insulins:www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/high-strength-fixed-combination-and-biosimilar-insulin-products-minimising-the-risk-of-medication-error
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Prednisolone PerilsPrescribing oral steroids is error prone. Our Datix system has 34 incidents relating to prednisolone or hydrocortisone. Errors include;Dose errors in short courses.
Course duration errors.
Failure to discontinue and
Failure to prescribe protective polypharmacy
April
2015
MHRA e-learning tool to manage risks of prescribing steroidswww.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/corticosteroids-e-learning-module-launched
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Former Formulary Foul
When trying to prescribe atorvastatin the practice formulary offered simvastatin as an alternative. This was a throwback to before the most recent guideline.
Check you practice formulary and remove simvastatin as a synonym of atorvastatin.
March
2015
Check how safe your prescribing is with the PINCER audit toolhttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/primis/tools/audits/pincer.aspx
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Five Alive
Remove warfarin 5mg tablets from the repeat list of any patient who does not take a dose of ≥5mg.
Don’t add 5mg tablets to repeat unless the dose is ≥5mg.
At least annually, advise patients who take white 0.5mg tablets to “watch out” for the red/pink 5mg tablets to avoid errors.
Feb
2015 Page 7 Patient Information Book for warfarin
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Kidney Conundrum
12 reports on Datix highlight the difficulty of prescribing drugs for CKD Patients. Clinicians should set up CKD warnings to appear for patients with CKD stage 3,4 & 5.
When prescribing for patients with CKD stage 3,4 & 5 read the on-screen prescribing information for suitability of the selected drug.
Feb
2015MHRA Safety update on Nitrofurantoin www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update
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All they want is Radio GABA
11 incident reports this year involve Pregabalin or Gabapentin.
6 were dose errors at transitions of care.
•Reconcile dose 48 hrs after hosp’ appt .
1 incident included death involving abuse of gabapentin
Jan
2015PHE-NHS_England_pregabalin_and_gabapentin_advice_Dec_2014.pdf
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I said ‘4T’ not ‘40’!
The words used to tell people about dose changes of methotrexate can mislead.
•Never assume 2.5mg tablets are in use.
•Check if the patient has 10mg tablets.
•Always give written instructions stating dose in mg and number of tablets.
Jan
2015Improving the safety of telephone of verbal orders
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Mortality METHOd • TriMETHOprim increases METHOtrexate toxicity.• The interaction has been fatal.• Degree of harm is not dose dependent.
There have been 2 reported incidents of co-prescribing this combination this year in Leeds.
Never prescribe trimethoprim to patients on methotrexate (not even a short course or low dose)
Educate patients to watch out for this interaction.
Dec
2014Methotrexate info for patients & Arthritis Research UK
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Thrush Rush Reaction
• Oral Miconazole gel interacts with Warfarin, increasing INR.
• 1 patient with INR of 22 required blood transfusion as result.
• Computer alerts are easily overridden.Nystatin & warfarin are safer. Miconazole and Dabigatran is safe.
Dec
2014Pharmaceutical Journal Article on this interaction .
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In Datix We TrustLess than 7% of medicines related incidents on Datix are reported to have occurred in Acute Trusts.
Use Datix to report hospital incidents relating to DANs, TANs and medicines at admission & discharge .
Nov
2014
Hospitals
#SaferNHS
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Beware the BlaggersPatient’s who attempt to manipulate health systems and prescribers to obtain psychoactive drugs need a whole team approach to their management.
Vulnerabilities in the system can include:
•Targeting time pressured urgent appointments.
•Targeting GP registrar’s or “push over” GPs
•Requesting drugs less known for abuse (pregabalin, gabapentin, promethazine etc)
Sept
2014SMAH Addiction to medicines factsheets www.rcgp.org.uk/smah
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The Other Trouble
Putting ‘Red’ drugs and drugs prescribed elsewhere on the repeat list presents the risk that these drugs will be inadvertently prescribed by the GP.
There is a “How to” guide to avoiding this risk.
Sept
2014
SystmOne & EmisWeb Guide to managing “other drugs” in Medicines Management sections of:http://n3appscsu.bradford.nhs.uk/DQResources/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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Always Ask About Allergy13 drug allergy incidents reported since April’14
Prescribing when not in the GP surgery is a common contributing factor.NICE says: Check a person's drug allergy status and confirm it with them (or their family or carers) before prescribing any drug.
Make a @signuptosafety pledge:
“I will Always Ask About Allergy”
Sept
2014www.england.nhs.uk/signuptosafety @SignUpToSafety
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“One” to be watched
The SystmOne pre-set dose for warfarin is
“One to be taken as directed”. This might be misleading.
Change the warfarin dose to
“Dose dependent on INR test results”
On new prescriptions and repeat templates.
June
2014
Health And Social Care Information Centre - Patient Safety Incident Reporting: National Service Desk Telephone – 0845 366 0066 [email protected]
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Allergy Alert
2 out of every 5 care home patients have inaccurate allergy status.
Inform Care Homes and their supplying pharmacies of your patients allergy status.
SystmOne & EmisWeb Guide to managing allergy status in Medicines Management sections of:http://n3appscsu.bradford.nhs.uk/DQResources/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
June
2014
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Motivation for Monitoring• Medication monitoring shows when drug changes are
needed before Adverse Drug Reactions lead to hospitalisation
• In 384 care home patients 676 monitoring tests were needed to carry out annual medication reviews, inc.– U&Es for those prescribed ACEi, ARBs, diuretics– TFTs, FBCs, HbA1c– Shared care monitoring for amber drugs inc. antipsychotics
Guide to monitoring for safer use of medicines:http://www.medicinesresources.nhs.uk/upload/documents/Evidence/Drug%20monitoring%20document%20Feb%202014.pdf
June
2014
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Transition Trouble
Transitions of care such as hospital discharge are error prone
All medicines changes need accurate reconciliation on GP systems (and MAR charts). The changes should be authorised by a prescriber and made by a clinician.
http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/PSG001Guidance.pdfJune
2014
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Dorment Drugs pose Danger
There have been a number of cases of high risk drugs remaining on the repeat list after they were discontinued. eg•Methotrexates tabs on repeat when changed to S/C•Warfarin left on repeat after end of 6/12 course.•Dabigatran left on repeat when changed to warfarin•Aspirin continued when clopidogrel started instead
May
2014
Community Pharmacy New Medicines Service: Improves adherence and highlights errors.
http://www.cpwy.org/pharmacy-contracts-services/advanced-services.shtml
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Don’t Forget Dementia
Two cases reported on Datix of patients on Alzheimer's drugs not receiving a memory clinic review every 6 months.
Dementia friends could help support your patients with dementia.
May
2014www.dementiafriends.org.uk
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Picking-List Pitfalls
Three errors picking the wrong drug have occurred because of the way the GP system presents the drug list:Buprenorphine presented 2mg but not 0.2mg tabs
“B12” presented cyanocobalamin not hydroxycobalamin.
‘Polyvinyl alcohol’ presents FML drops as well as liquifilm
MAY
2014
Incident report all such incidents:
http://nww.incidentreportform.nhsleeds.nhs.uk/index.php
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I don’t need rescuing!
A parent with an epileptic child ordered buccal midazolam every month. But the child was never admitted with a seizure.
Over-ordering of repeats with PRN doses are not highlighted by GP systems.
May
2014
Thinking of making a change? Experiment first using Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles.www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_service_improvement_tools/quality_and_service_improvement_tools/plan_do_study_act.html
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Clozapine Communication
77% of GPs had been correctly informed of their patient(s) being prescribed clozapine ,but only 41% reported the that the information on clozapine would be available at consultation.
Recording of Clozapine and other “red drugs” can be improved using the new guides for SystmOne and Emis Web. (See link below)
Dec
2013http://n3appscsu.bradford.nhs.uk/DQResources/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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Sensitive issue
Sensitivities to medication have been missed if not entered on the GP system correctly.
•Use the guidance documents below to Record ADRs and Allergies.
Dec
2013http://n3appscsu.bradford.nhs.uk/DQResources/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
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Stop at home
Set a short review date when discontinuing drugs that affect heart rhythm.
Provide written advice to staff in care homes on monitoring the patient when stopping drugs
Sept
2013“Deprescribing” in www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/34/6/182/5
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Missed the red spot
• All DANs and Hospital Letters must be screened by a clinician before changes are made to a patient’s medication.
• The Leeds Formulary should be checked if hospital letters include drugs that the GP is not familiar with.
Oct 2013 The Leeds Formulary www.leedsformulary.nhs.uk/
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Yellow Card Reporting
• MHRA must now monitor ADRs from medication errors and drug abuse.
• Consider ADRs from errors and drug abuse to be reportable.
• Use Datix or MHRA Yellow Card to report ADRs
August
2013Yellow card reporting on MHRA website https://yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/
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Noxious NSAIDS
• Make repeat prescribing of NSAIDs the exception rather than the rule.
• Always ask the patient about OTC use of NSAIDs at review.
• Review NSAIDs regularly with an intention of discontinuing if possible.
August
2013Reminder: MHRA alert on Diclofenac on www.mhra.gov.uk
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Lithium levels
• Lithium levels are affected by fluid intake.
• Risk of dehydration may require additional monitoring for lithium toxicity
• Remind care homes to monitor the hydration of patients on Lithium.
July
2013NPSA alert on Lithium www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/alerts/?entryid45=65426
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Action Allergy
• Capture allergy status from letters/DANs.
• Record allergy “cause and consequence”
• Present allergy status prominently.
• Habitually ask about allergies.
• Test your systems for barriers.
July
2013www.worldallergy.org/professional/allergic_diseases_center/drugallergy/
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Warfarin Wary
In May 2013, 617 patients had been prescribed warfarin when they did not have an INR result recorded on the GP system in the preceding 13 weeks.
One had not had an INR in the last 14 months. One had not had an INR in years!
July 2013 New Warfarin Amber Drug guidelines on Leeds Health Pathways
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Cutting corners
A GP squeezed in one more job before surgery started. They didn’t look at all the information presented to them which led to them missing the changes on the DAN.
•Give yourself time to concentrate on medication changes.
Easy time- Management tips on www.nhs.uk June 2013
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NOACs & Renal Function
There is a clear link between renal function and the safe use of the New Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs), Rivaroxaban, Apixaban and Dabigatran.
•Follow the new shared care guidelines when monitoring NOACs
NOAC Amber Drug guidelines on Leeds Health PathwaysJune 2013
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Symptom or Side Effect
3 patient stories on Datix show how easy it is to miss Adverse Drug Reactions caused by drug errors.
•Suspect a Side-effect when new symptoms cannot be explained by the existing morbidities.
Drug Analysis Prints on www.mhra.gov.uk June 2013
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Equine ColicPethidine has an established place in therapy for
treating horses with colic.However, Pethidine is no longer advocated for
pain relief for home births.Any requests for pethidine for home births should
be reported on Datix and referred back to the midwife.
Jan 2013
Home Births – Appendix A of “Care of Women in Labour” nww.lhp.leedsth.nhs.uk
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Abuse potential
Pregabalin and Gabapentin abuse is on the increase. They enhance the effects of opiates and have euphoric effects. They can be injected, snorted or taken orally.
• Caution in substance using patients.
• Tighten control on repeat requests.
Jan 2013
Useful look into abuse potential of drugs from RCGP based on prescribing prisons:
www.rcgp.org.uk/news/2011/november/~/media/Files/News/Safer_Prescribing_in_Prison.ashx
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Drug using patients and SSRIs
Methadone & (es)citalopram – QT intervalCrack & SSRIs – Serotonin syndrome• Review need to antidepressant• Change to Mirtazipine/sertraline if
necessary• Seek advice from CDT clinical lead
Jan 2013
Substance Misuse Management in General Practice www.smmgp.org.uk
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Red letter days
• GPs still receive requests to prescribe red (and black-light) list drugs
• Requests from patients can be difficult to refuse.
• The reasons for red and black-light classifications are available to patients
Dec 2012 Traffic Light lists on www.leeds.nhs.uk/medicines
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Weighty decisionsEven simple calculations are worth a second
look.Errors in calculating the dose based on a child’s
weight may not be necessary – Check the children’s BNF for age related doses
Include the patient’s weight and the calculations in the script notes
Nov 2012
Children’s BNF available for smart phones:
http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/nicewebsitedevelopment/NICEApps.jsp
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Book’em Danno
A review of methotrexate books in one GP practice highlighted inconsistent use.
Methotrexate books may not be effective unless incorporated into repeat prescribing systems.
• Check for dose and blood results before prescribing.
Oct 2012 Methotrexate shared care guideline on nww.lhp.leedsth.nhs.uk
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Altered Image
Alterations made to prescriptions can lead to dispensing errors
• Never make hand written changes to bar-coded prescriptions.
• Cross out and clearly re-write the whole change. Initial all changes.
Oct 2012 Ciprofloxacin story on www.leeds.nhs.uk/medicines
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Focus on opioid errors
• Watch out for mg and ml errors
• Get the actual opioid history
• Be cautious when increasing the dose
• Know your patches
• Know your s/r from your m/r
Sept 2012 Opioids on www.leeds.nhs.uk/medicines
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Prescribing the wrong dose or strength was the most commonly reported GP medication error in Leeds in 2011/12.
Top Tip: Always review the medication screen after starting, stopping or making changes to a patient’s medication.
Dose Errors Top the Chart
Review of Leeds Medication Incidents on www.leeds.nhs.uk/medicines August 2012
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A GP restarted warfarin for a patient with AF after it had been stopped by a colleague for compliance issues.
• Record the reasons for stopping medication in consultations
• Use protected time to review the records before restarting medication
Start – Stop – Restart Error
Receptionist input into Quality and Safety on www.bmj.com August 2012
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A third of patients with INR>8 have been prescribed an interacting drug.
Check INRs within 5-7 days of starting warfarin patients on antibiotics marking the blood form “dINR for warfarin clinic”
Interactions Increase INRs
Anticoagulant therapy: Information for GPs on www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/ July 2012
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A GMC report shows the frequency and severity of GP prescribing errors.
Reduce the risk by:• Optimising the support from your computer system• Focus on safety in education, training and peer review• Build a co-operative relationship with pharmacists
1 in 20 scripts includes error
July 2012 Evidence Scan: Reducing Prescribing Errors on www.health.org.uk