Medication Safety Alert! November/December 2019

In this issue: 

• Speaking Up About Patient/Resident Safety Requires an Observant Questioner and a High Index of Suspicion
• Worth repeating… Ring that remains after removing tamper-evident cap can fall off
• Confusion over antiretroviral therapy abbreviation leads to error
• Double trouble: similar drug names and labels
• Worth reading… Errors associated with splitting, crushing, and opening oral medications