Stay Safe Rx: 5 Moments for Medication Safety

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On Stay Safe Rx you will find current events and resources advocating for safe prescription labeling practices. When patients struggle to see, read or understand their prescription labels they are more likely to take the wrong medication, take it improperly, or not take it at all. Pharmacies can make prescription labels more accessible by incorporating dual-language, audible, large print, Braille, plain language, and user-friendly designs. Check out the resources in the side bar to assist your own advocacy efforts or browse through posts to see what others are working on or have achieved.

WHO has also developed an easy to navigate Medsafe app that helps patients and caregivers to review and ask key questions during the 5 Moments for Medication Safety. The app is available on the Google play store and Apple App store.

5 Moments for Medication Safety: Starting, Taking, Adding, Reviewing, Stopping

The WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication without Harm was formally launched in 2017 and continues to strive toward the goal of reducing and eliminating medication related harm.

Doctors, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, patients, and caregivers all work together to be more aware and take action to eliminate risk factors. More ideas and information are available on the WHO website: https://www.who.int/initiatives/medication-without-harm.