High-Risk Medicines
High-risk medicines (HRMs) are medications with a heightened potential to cause significant harm if used incorrectly. Errors involving these medicines are more likely to result in serious adverse outcomes, including hospitalisation and long-term injury.
This Training Module explores medicines commonly classified as high risk, the types of errors most often associated with their use, and factors that increase the risk of harm. It also outlines key principles and strategies for the safe management of high-risk medicines to support medication safety and reduce preventable patient harm.
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What you'll learn:
Identify medicines that are considered ‘high-risk’.
Explain errors commonly associated with high-risk medicines.
Recognise risks and errors when managing high-risk medicines.
Explain strategies for the safe management of high-risk medicines.
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