Use Strategies to Prevent Mishaps With Meds for Newborns

October 2021

You can play a role in ensuring newborn babies get the right meds.

Most neonates...even those that are healthy...will receive multiple meds before discharge. Use strategies to prevent mishaps.

Vitamin K (phytonadione) reduces the risk of bleeding due to vitamin K deficiency, which babies normally have at birth.

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Table of Contents

Med Safety Limit the Impact of Distractions and Interruptions
COVID-19 Help Rein In Inappropriate Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19
Pediatrics Use Strategies to Prevent Mishaps With Meds for Newborns
COVID-19 Be Prepared to Dispense Alternatives to Usual COVID-19 Meds
Allergic Reactions Appropriately Document and Handle Color Additive Allergies
Influenza Gear Up to Dispense Flu Vaccines for 2021-2022
Dosage Forms Reduce Errors With Orally Disintegrating Tablets
Biosimilars Understand Why Semglee Will Be "Interchangeable" With Lantus
COVID-19 Know the Latest on Additional COVID-19 Vaccine Doses