incident reports
Incident reports involving children
Why children are uniquely at risk? PDL notes children are involved in almost one-in-10 incident reports it receives Children are not simply small adults; their distinct physiological characteristics, dependence on …
Confusion with Wegovy prescriptions
PDL offers advice for pharmacists regarding Wegovy (semaglutide) following a number of incident reports Pharmacists are likely aware that Wegovy (semaglutide) is now available in Australia. The PDL Professional Officers …
A reminder for hospital pharmacists about reporting incidents
Pharmacist indemnity insurer PDL is raising awareness with hospital pharmacists about the need to report incidents to their individual indemnity insurer This call has been prompted by a recent review …
‘I felt terrified, but I will not allow such people to try to intimidate me’
A pharmacist talks about an extremely scary and concerning incident she experienced while working as a locum We were recently contacted by a locum pharmacist who had an horrific experience …
Top 10 drugs in PDL incident reports
In its latest practice update, PDL lists the medicines most commonly associated with incident reports it receives… and some should be no surprise It is no surprise that the top …