Assuring safe use of chloral hydrate syrup as a pediatric
sedative
IV Pump Safety Device Prevents Free-flow
Topical medications and allergic reactions
Error Alert! VoSol® given instead of Vexol_
Safety Briefs:
An emergency room physician treating a combative patient
ordered a neuromuscular blocker (vecuronium, Norcuron®)
without first assuring the patient was appropriately
ventilated.
Marsam Pharmaceuticals is actively pursuing a redesign
of their vecuronium label and package design to avoid
confusion with their antibiotics.
FDA and its Center for Drugs and Radiologic Health
(CDRH) maintains a World Wide Web site for easy access
to information that may be downloaded to a personal
computer.
