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  1. Cialis question
  2. IM Talwin?
  3. Med admin formulas
  4. Heparin Sites
  5. Rotation for transdermal medication patches
  6. ISMP: Reporting Medication Errors
  7. Survey: Problems in Nursing Practice that Contribute to Errors
  8. wrong route phenergan?
  9. Please interpret this med order
  10. another IV question...
  11. zithromax/azithromycin dosing
  12. IV piggyback question
  13. Antihypertensive medication
  14. IM--to draw back or not?
  15. Question about sub-q heparin
  16. Medication Barcoding:Comments welcome
  17. Is Ultra-Lente Insulin Still in Use?
  18. Fentanyl pain patches recalled due to gel leaks
  19. Drugs side effects and nursing interventions
  20. Haldol Decanoate
  21. Drugs side effects and nursing interventions
  22. zofran question
  23. Epoetin Question
  24. can someone please explain the heparin drip calculation to me?
  25. Anyone use ibutilide?
  26. Can anyone help me with this scenario???
  27. Need Help With Tx For Bells Palsy!!!!
  28. Nitro drip help please...
  29. HCTZ question,...
  30. Foradil: to refrigerate or not?
  31. standing orders
  32. most controversial medications
  33. FREE CE: Promoting Vaccine Safety: Answers to Common Questions
  34. Can Fentanyl Patches Be Replaced Sooner to Improve Pain Control?
  35. Redman's Syndrome
  36. Digoxin and Coumadin
  37. Heparin Drip Compatibilty
  38. Difference between Macrobid and nitrofurantoin
  39. Can you piggyback critical meds like IV Potassium or Mag at your hospital?
  40. Rhogam P & P
  41. promiphazine
  42. Abelcet
  43. Ranexa
  44. question on administering OTC meds
  45. Syringe Incompatibility?
  46. Ferritin test
  47. Help me please with drips
  48. Medications Which Can Kill A Toddler With One Tablet Or Teaspoonful
  49. Code meds
  50. Drug patch error prevention
  51. Using the Wrong Exactacain Straws can Endanger Patients
  52. Digoxin Question
  53. Stop times for IV piggybacks now required on MAR?(by Medicare)
  54. How do you pronounce,....
  55. quick question
  56. TDS (ac)
  57. How does the Doc order the rate in IVF administration?
  58. FDA to review safety of OTC cold drugs in children
  59. Are Docs Using Chantix on Your Floor?
  60. IV piggyback administration
  61. less painful heparin injections?
  62. Antiinfectives vs Antibiotics
  63. Ice with Heparin
  64. Drug Classification Guide
  65. Older, cheaper diabetes drugs are as safe and effective as newer ones...
  66. High-Alert Drugs: Strategies for Safe IV Infusions
  67. Buspar for pediatrics???
  68. IBS drug Zelnorm withdrawn from market due to Ischemic events
  69. Anybody know the latest research results about Aggrenox for small vessel disease?
  70. News on Ritalin
  71. Fioricet
  72. common to have a med nurse?
  73. Need help with inservice for CMA's
  74. T3 vs. Vicodin
  75. Experience-based vs evidence-based practice - sub q drugs
  76. Fentanyl patch & witnessing
  77. angioprim?
  78. Dilantin/Phenytoin Question
  79. Saline flush IV vs irrigation, difference?
  80. Lantus given wrong time
  81. A question on Lyrica
  82. IV Administration of drugs...KVO vs numerous saline flushes??
  83. BUDEPRION Side Effects
  84. Remicade
  85. How much DIPRIVAN?
  86. nurses accepting telephone orders from other nurses
  87. Would you admin. a med "For IV use only"..IM?
  88. Scanning meds, don't make my mistake
  89. Pt identifiers
  90. Newbie at administering meds!
  91. DVT prophylaxis orders
  92. Why can Toradol IV only be given for 48 hours?
  93. REALLY need help...
  94. Drugs, Drugs, Calculations!
  95. D5W vs. D5 NS
  96. Codes - Your Procedure
  97. Sodium Bicarb question!
  98. Epogen injection - first time - how to give?
  99. Anyone ever seen this before?
  100. Question re: admin of PRN Narcotics
  101. DILAUDID drug freference error in nursing drug books
  102. Mixing meds
  103. Pre-signed Rx pads
  104. How do you give morphine sulfate IV
  105. Just to remind everyone about the FDA blackbox warnings on Lindane
  106. Metformin for Poly-cystic ovarian syndrome (POS)?
  107. Teleconference: Bar-coding at the Point of Care to Enhance Medication Safety
  108. What meds require a filter?
  109. Crushing Renagel?
  110. Change in IV Phenergan Policy
  111. Rifampin
  112. IV Haldol?
  113. Benadryl and Resp Patients
  114. Error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations
  115. Can someone please explain INR & Coumadin therapy to me?
  116. Methadone as pain tx
  117. Know The Pitfalls Of IV Therapy
  118. Heard of Ambien lowering b/p?
  119. How to Mix Insulins
  120. FDA Proposes Labeling Changes to Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers
  121. Medications - Mental Health Disorders
  122. Medications in Pregnancy or Lactation
  123. Learning the essentials of epidural anesthesia
  124. Pediatric Medication Concerns
  125. Medications and the Older Adult
  126. Health Advisory Regarding Fentanyl Patch
  127. Phenergan - Contraindicated in Children Under Age 2
  128. Shingles Vaccine
  129. Ritalin Use in Preschoolers?
  130. New Drugs
  131. FDA Coumadin Medication Guide
  132. Antipsychotics in Alzheimer disease
  133. Teaching Correct Use of Inhaled Medications
  134. Drug News: Symlin for Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
  135. New Drugs and Indications
  136. Antibiotics
  137. USFDA: MedWatch
  138. Good Drug Resources
  139. Welcome to the Med Savvy Forum!
  140. LifeScan One Touch Blood Glucose Test Strips -- Counterfeit Alert UPDATE
  141. Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) Extended-Release Capsules and Effexor (venlafaxine HCl)
  142. Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents - Procrit, Epogen, and Aranesp
  143. Dolophine (methadone hydrochloride)
  144. Nursing students and new nurses.....about injection sites
  145. Giving IM inject in a SQ space?
  146. FDA Patient Safety videos for Healthcare professionals
  147. Gloves Necessary For SQ Injections?
  148. subQ narcotics?
  149. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation
  150. JCAHO Alert: Tubing misconnections—a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence
  151. lovenox injections: SC, but where?
  152. FDA update on Vail Beds
  153. FDA MedWatch: Reminyl (galantamine) precautions due to deaths re ported in clinical t
  154. U.S. Marshals seized lots of GlaxoSmithKline's Pax il CR (paroxetine hydrochloride)
  155. FDA MedWatch: Phenergan (promethazine) contraindicated in children < 2 y.o due to fa
  156. FDA MedWatch: saquinavir/ritonavir (ritonavir boosted saquinavir) drug interaction wi
  157. FDA MedWatch: Consumer Alert to not use unapproved Home-Use Diagn ostic Kits Marketed
  158. FDA MedWatch: ZyPREXA (olanzapine) and ZYRTEC (cetirizine HCI) medication errors due
  159. FDA MedWatch - Class 1 recall of Becton Dickinson ProbeTec ET Urine Processsing Kit
  160. FDA MedWatch - Recall of IV Flush Brand of Preloaded Syringes Containing Heparin or
  161. FDA MedWatch-Viramune [nevirapine] Public Health Advisory issued with indications and
  162. FDA MedWatch - Methylin CT [Methylphenidate HCl Chewable Tablets] recall due to exces
  163. FDA MedWatch - November 2004 Safety Labeling Changes Posted
  164. FDA MedWatch - Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa) - Warnings revised to include reports of i
  165. FDA MedWatch - Cordarone (amiodarone HCl) and new Medication Guide
  166. Public Health Advisory: FDA Recommendations Concern ing the Use of NSAIDs
  167. FDA MedWatch - Remicade (infliximab) and severe hepatic reactions reported in postmar
  168. Strattera (atomoxetine) warning about potential for severe liver injury
  169. Naproxen - FDA Statement on halting of NIH clinical trial
  170. FDA Statement on risk of cardiovascular events in patients receiving Celebrex
  171. FDA MedWatch - October 2004 Safety Labeling Changes Posted
  172. FDA MedWatch - Recall of CARDIAC Reader System due to falsely dec reased or false neg
  173. FDA MedWatch - New warnings added to Bextra (valdecoxib) label
  174. Class 1 Recall: Pulmonetic Systems LTV Series of Ventilators, Universal Cable Adaptor
  175. Promoting Medication Safety: Free ISMP Nurse Adviser Newsletter
  176. Dilaudid Question
  177. Lovenox(enoxaparin) SQ