High alert medications are drugs that carry high risk of causing harm or even death if used icorrectly to the patient.
Why its important?
*Narrow therapeutic index
*Complex dosing and calculations
*Rapid effects, Thretening effects when misused.
Stratergies to prevent harms!!
*Independent double check
*Clinical pharmacist involvement for proper dose verification, interaction screening, protocol development, and staff education .
*Seperate storage and warning signs
*Standard order sets.
A single missed check, rushed calculation, wrong route can turn treatment into tragedy.
Do you have any other facts abouts high alert medications?
MBH/PS