High-risk Drugs

Concentrated electrolytes

• Potassium chloride - KCl
  • Intravenous Potassium Chloride OP 1969/05 [PDF 38KB]
    Currently under review

Chemotherapy

• Safe Use of Vinca Alkaloid Drugs OD 0021/06 [PDF 37KB]
• Safe Use of Intrathecal Chemotherapy OD 0020/06 [PDF 42KB]

Anticoagulants

• WA Anticoagulant Medication Chart (WAAMC)
  • OD 0270/10 Implementation of the WA Anticoagulation Medication Chart (WAAMC) [17 February 2010]
  • WA Anticoagulation Medication Chart [PDF 81KB]
  • WAAMC Explanatory Notes [PDF 329KB]
  • Anticoagulants and renal failure [PDF 64KB]
  • Managing anticoagulant drugs in WA hospitals [PDF 496KB]
• Warfarin
  • Living with Warfarin [November 2011, PDF 806KB] patient education book
    The following links on the back inside cover of Living with Warfarin have been changed since publication and the updated information should be noted.
    NPS Medicines Line         Contact number: 1300 633 424
    Web site:  http://www.nps.org.au/contact-us/medicines-line
    NPS Adverse Medicines Events Line
    Web site: http://www.nps.org.au/contact-us/adverse-medicines-events
  • Warfarin Treatment Card [December 2009, 72KB] resource for patients
  • Warfarin information for patients [external link] – National Prescribing Service
• Unfractionated heparin
  • WAMSG Heparin Working Group recommendations [March 2011, PDF 89KB] for managing the risks of unfractionated heparin used to maintain patency of intravascular devices

Opioids

• Oxycodone Medication Safety Alert [May 2010, PDF 97KB]
  For further information and an Oxycodone e-Learning package, please contact WAMSG
• Fentanyl Analgesic Skin Patches [April 2006, PDF 111KB] Medication Safety Alert

Miscellaneous

• Amphotericin
  • Confusion between non-lipid and lipid formulations of injectible amphotericin [December 2007, PDF 37KB] Medication Safety Alert
• Midazolam
• Midazolam Medication Safety Alert [May 2010,  PDF 95KB]

---

File Formats
The documents for download on this website are in a Portable Document Format (PDF). To read these files you might need to download Adobe® Acrobat Reader.