Potassium chloride concentrate solution can be fatal if given inappropriately. This patient safety alert, issued to all pharmacists in the UK’s National Health Service, specifies actions regarding the storage, preparation, and prescription of potassium solutions, to reduce the risk to patients from errors occurring during intravenous administration of potassium solutions.
Read this Patient Safety Alert to learn more about the action items your organization should take to decrease the risk to patients from errors occurring during intravenous administration of potassium solutions.
Related MeasuresPercent of Patients Receiving a Specific High-Risk Medication with a Related Adverse Drug Event
Related ChangesReduce ADEs Involving ElectrolytesReduce ADEs Involving Intravenous Medications
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)Reduce ADEs Involving ElectrolytesReduce ADEs Involving Intravenous MedicationsPatients Receiving a Specific High-Risk Medication with a Related ADE
