Medication Safety Alert! September 22, 2016

In this week's issue:

• Volumetric Dosing of EPINEPHrine for Neonates Could Lead to Dosing Errors
• Worth repeating... Recent patient controlled analgesia (PCA) by proxy event suggests reassessment of practices that may have fallen by the wayside
• Preventing 10-fold dosage errors
• National Alert Network (NAN) Alert about syringe leakage
• Cubicin vs. Cubicin RF
• Updated package insert for U-500 insulin
• A glimpse down memory lane...
  • May 8, 1996 newsletter: Frequent errors in drug computations require a dose verification process with independent checks