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Office of Safety, Oversight and Quality

​This website contains best practice resources for safe medication administration and is not a substitution for formal training. The information provided is designed to provide: easy access to current information; access to other websites that support safe medication administration best practices; and to augment formal training.

Safe medication administration is not an accident but a well-planned system. This website contains helpful tools and resources to assist with implementing safer medication administration systems and to reduce medication errors.​

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Don't take this with GrapefruitGeneral Medication Information3/7/2013
Video
Hand HygieneInfection Control4/4/2013
Poster-Spanish
Hand HygieneInfection Control4/4/2013
Poster
Consumer Med SafetyResources3/29/2013
Website
Drug Take-back and Disposal ProgramDisposal3/29/2013
Website
Advancing Pain Management in OregonTraining Materials4/4/2013
Wash Your HandsInfection Control4/4/2013
Poster
Guide to Safe Pain Medication UsePain Management4/4/2013
Drug InteractionsGeneral Medication Information4/4/2013
Error Prone AbbreviationsSix Rights4/4/2013
Confused Drug NamesSix Rights4/4/2013
Use Medicines SafelySix Rights4/4/2013
Brochure
Error Prone AbbreviationsSix Rights4/11/2013
Slides
Week 1 Administrator/OwnerSix Rights4/11/2013
E-Card
Six Rights PosterSix Rights4/22/2013
11 x 17 Detailed
Six Rights PosterSix Rights4/22/2013
11 x 17 Basic
Use with caution when administering to a childChildren's Corner4/23/2013
Avoiding Drug InteractionsGeneral Medication Information4/23/2013
Video
Avoiding Medication MistakesSix Rights4/23/2013
Video
Giving Medicine to ChildrenChildren's Corner4/23/2013
Video - English
Giving Medicine to ChildrenChildren's Corner4/23/2013
Video - Spanish
Avoiding Maalox Mix-upsSix Rights4/23/2013
Video
Use Medicines WiselyGeneral Medication Information4/23/2013
Video
Over-the-Counter Drug Facts LabelVideo4/23/2013
Video
Don't Share Insulin Pens Between PatientsInfection Control4/23/2013
Video
Week 3 Administrator/OwnerSix Rights6/13/2013
E-card
Week 4 CaregiverSix Rights6/13/2013
E-card
Week 5 Administrator/OwnerSix Rights6/13/2013
E-card
Antipsychotic Drugs & Dementia CareGeneral Medication Information6/20/2013
Fact Sheet
Week 6 CaregiverSix Rights6/13/2013
E-card
Online Drug InformationResources6/26/2013
Website - look up specific drugs
Week 7 Administrator/OwnerSix Rights6/27/2013
E-card
Week 8 CaregiverSix Rights6/27/2013
E-card
FDA - How to Dispose of Unused MedicationsDisposal7/1/2013
Website
Medication DisposalDisposal7/1/2013
Week 10 CaregiverSix Rights6/27/2013
E-card
Week 9 Administrator/OwnerSix Rights6/27/2013
E-card
FDA - Medication Disposal What You Should KnowDisposal7/1/2013
Website
Medications Recommended to be FlushedDisposal7/1/2013
List of Approved Drugs for Flushing
Fingerstick TrainingTraining Materials7/8/2013
Slides developed by Duke University Health Systems
Week 12 CaregiverSix Rights7/22/2013
E-card
Week 11 Administrator/OwnerSix Rights7/12/2013
E-card
Safe Drug DisposalDisposal9/3/2013
EPA Flyer
Safe Needle DisposalDisposal9/3/2013
Week 2 CaregiverSix Rights10/17/2013
Online Pharmacy - Be SafeResources10/24/2013
Video
1 - Six Rights and Three ChecksSix Rights8/23/2016
Basic Overview
Correct Use of inhalersMed Warning8/23/2016
Short Article
Medication ALERT - Medication ParametersMed Warning12/20/2019
Short Article
Medication ALERT - PRN MedicationsMed Warning4/18/2017
Short Article
Medication ALERT - Expired MedicationsMed Warning4/18/2017
Short article
Medication ALERT - Sliding ScaleMed Warning12/20/2019
Short Article
ODHS Telehealth for Div 047Miscellaneous1/25/2022
Updated ODHS policy on Telehealth in CBC settings
Methotrexate-ALERTMed Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Chemo drug for non-cancer
Warfarin-ALERTMed Warning3/14/2023
Handout - A blood thinner
Enoxaparin-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - A blood thinner
Fentanyl Patches-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Narcotic
Hydrocodone with APAP-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Narcotic with Acetaminophen
Oxycodone with APAP-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Narcotic with Acetaminophen
Apidra-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Insulin
Humalog-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout- Insulin
Lantus-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Insulin
Levemir-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Insulin
Novolog-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Insulin
Humulin R U-500-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - Insulin
Eliquis-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - A blood thinner
Paradaxa-ALERT Med Warning3/14/2023
Handout - A blood thinner
Xarelto-ALERTMed Warning3/14/2023
Handout - A blood thinner