This fact sheet explains some actions for consumers and/or their carers take to help keep safe while using insulin. Insulins are available in different strengths and formulations or presentations with medicine names that look and sound similar. Consumers need to ‘stop, think and check’ that they have the right brand of insulin in the right...

Identification bands are a critical tool to prevent errors associated with mismatching patients and their care. These specifications have been endorsed by Health Ministers for use in public and private health services in Australia.

Identification bands are a critical tool to prevent errors associated with mismatching patients and their care. 

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This fact sheet answers frequent asked questions about specifications for patient identification bands.

This fact sheet has been developed at the request of the Department of Health and Aged Care. It aims to assist health service organisations (HSOs) and clinicians understand and manage the safety issues related to a worldwide shortage, and disruption to the supply of benzathine benzylpenicillin (Bicillin L-A) in Australia.  This fact sheet is...

This factsheet highlights best practise dispensing to support safe and quality use of insulin, within the context of active ingredient prescribing. Safe and quality use of insulins requires clear information transfer from initial prescribing to the dispensing label, to ensure safe use by consumers and/or their carers.