Medication Safety Publications

Safety alerts



• Medication Safety Alerts


• National high risk medication alert - Vincristine


• National high risk medication alert - Intravenous Potassium Chloride

Commission Publications



• National Medication Safety and Quality Scoping Study Committee Report April 2009 (PDF 1882 KB)


• Literature review: medication safety in acute care in Australia 2008 (PDF 455 KB)


• National terminology, abbreviations and symbols to be used in the prescribing and administering of medicines in Australian hospitals (PDF 332 KB)


• Windows into Safety and Quality in Health Care 2008 (PDF 521 KB) – Chapter 4 Medication safety: Will adverse drug events be reduced.

Former Council publications



• National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative (NMSBC) Publications


• Second National Report on Patient Safety – Improving Medication Safety (PDF 883 KB)


• 10 Tips for Safer Health Care: What Everyone Needs to Know

Other useful publications



• Medication safety in the community: A review of the literature. National Prescribing Service 2009


• Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee (APAC) Guiding principles to achieve continuity in medication management


• Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee (APAC) Guiding principles for medication management in the community


• Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee (APAC) Guidelines for medication management in residential aged care facilities


• Pharmaceutical Defence Limited - Similar or commonly confused medication names 2009 (PDF 112 KB)