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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) today (May 30) published the biannual issue of "Medication Safety Bulletin" (MSB), which is one of the Authority's regular publications to promote risk management among health-care professionals in public hospitals.
The latest issue suggests practical tips on entering drug allergy records in the Clinical Management System to facilitate both system and manual screening against medications prescribed.
The HA spokesman said, "The bulletin also shares good practices in drug dispensing and storage identified by the Medication Safety Committee during their recent visits to different hospitals."
The publication has already been posted on the web for sharing with health-care professionals. Members of the public are also welcome to browse it at the following link: www.ha.org.hk/msb.
MSB is published every six months on the last Fridays of May and November. The next issue will be published on November 28.
Ends/Friday, May 30, 2014
Issued at HKT 17:21
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