High-risk Drugs

Concentrated electrolytes

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

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
  • Warfarin Treatment Card [December 2009, 72KB] resource for patients
    Requests for stock of the Living with Warfarin book and the Warfarin Treatment Card can be placed using the WA Health Online Catalogue
• 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]

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