State of Oregon: 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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Topic	Category	Date Posted	Notes
Don't take this with Grapefruit	General Medication Information	3/7/2013	Video
Hand Hygiene	Infection Control	4/4/2013	Poster-Spanish
Hand Hygiene	Infection Control	4/4/2013	Poster
Consumer Med Safety	Resources	3/29/2013	Website
Drug Take-back and Disposal Program	Disposal	3/29/2013	Website
Advancing Pain Management in Oregon	Training Materials	4/4/2013
Wash Your Hands	Infection Control	4/4/2013	Poster
Guide to Safe Pain Medication Use	Pain Management	4/4/2013
Drug Interactions	General Medication Information	4/4/2013
Error Prone Abbreviations	Six Rights	4/4/2013
Confused Drug Names	Six Rights	4/4/2013
Use Medicines Safely	Six Rights	4/4/2013	Brochure
Error Prone Abbreviations	Six Rights	4/11/2013	Slides
Week 1 Administrator/Owner	Six Rights	4/11/2013	E-Card
Six Rights Poster	Six Rights	4/22/2013	11 x 17 Detailed
Six Rights Poster	Six Rights	4/22/2013	11 x 17 Basic
Use with caution when administering to a child	Children's Corner	4/23/2013
Avoiding Drug Interactions	General Medication Information	4/23/2013	Video
Avoiding Medication Mistakes	Six Rights	4/23/2013	Video
Giving Medicine to Children	Children's Corner	4/23/2013	Video - English
Giving Medicine to Children	Children's Corner	4/23/2013	Video - Spanish
Avoiding Maalox Mix-ups	Six Rights	4/23/2013	Video
Use Medicines Wisely	General Medication Information	4/23/2013	Video
Over-the-Counter Drug Facts Label	Video	4/23/2013	Video
Don't Share Insulin Pens Between Patients	Infection Control	4/23/2013	Video
Week 3 Administrator/Owner	Six Rights	6/13/2013	E-card
Week 4 Caregiver	Six Rights	6/13/2013	E-card
Week 5 Administrator/Owner	Six Rights	6/13/2013	E-card
Antipsychotic Drugs & Dementia Care	General Medication Information	6/20/2013	Fact Sheet
Week 6 Caregiver	Six Rights	6/13/2013	E-card
Online Drug Information	Resources	6/26/2013	Website - look up specific drugs
Week 7 Administrator/Owner	Six Rights	6/27/2013	E-card
Week 8 Caregiver	Six Rights	6/27/2013	E-card
FDA - How to Dispose of Unused Medications	Disposal	7/1/2013	Website
Medication Disposal	Disposal	7/1/2013
Week 10 Caregiver	Six Rights	6/27/2013	E-card
Week 9 Administrator/Owner	Six Rights	6/27/2013	E-card
FDA - Medication Disposal What You Should Know	Disposal	7/1/2013	Website
Medications Recommended to be Flushed	Disposal	7/1/2013	List of Approved Drugs for Flushing
Fingerstick Training	Training Materials	7/8/2013	Slides developed by Duke University Health Systems
Week 12 Caregiver	Six Rights	7/22/2013	E-card
Week 11 Administrator/Owner	Six Rights	7/12/2013	E-card
Safe Drug Disposal	Disposal	9/3/2013	EPA Flyer
Safe Needle Disposal	Disposal	9/3/2013
Week 2 Caregiver	Six Rights	10/17/2013
Online Pharmacy - Be Safe	Resources	10/24/2013	Video
1 - Six Rights and Three Checks	Six Rights	8/23/2016	Basic Overview
Correct Use of inhalers	Med Warning	8/23/2016	Short Article
Medication ALERT - Medication Parameters	Med Warning	12/20/2019	Short Article
Medication ALERT - PRN Medications	Med Warning	4/18/2017	Short Article
Medication ALERT - Expired Medications	Med Warning	4/18/2017	Short article
Medication ALERT - Sliding Scale	Med Warning	12/20/2019	Short Article
ODHS Telehealth for Div 047	Miscellaneous	1/25/2022	Updated ODHS policy on Telehealth in CBC settings
Methotrexate-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Chemo drug for non-cancer
Warfarin-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - A blood thinner
Enoxaparin-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - A blood thinner
Fentanyl Patches-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Narcotic
Hydrocodone with APAP-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Narcotic with Acetaminophen
Oxycodone with APAP-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Narcotic with Acetaminophen
Apidra-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Insulin
Humalog-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout- Insulin
Lantus-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Insulin
Levemir-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Insulin
Novolog-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Insulin
Humulin R U-500-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - Insulin
Eliquis-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - A blood thinner
Paradaxa-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - A blood thinner
Xarelto-ALERT	Med Warning	3/14/2023	Handout - A blood thinner

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