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High Alert and Poten

High Alert and Potentially Inappropriate Medication Usage for Elderly

Insulin: High incident in medication error.
Morphine: High incident in medication error.
Potassium chloride: High incident in medication error.
Albuterol: High incident in medication error.
Heparin: High incident in medication error.
Vancomycin: High incident in medication error.
Cefazolin: High incident in medication error.
Acetaminophen: High incident in medication error.
Warfarin: High incident in medication error.
Furosemide: High incident in medication error.
Adrenergics agonists IV: High Alert
Adrenergics antagonists IV: High Alert
Antithrombotic agents, including anticoagulants, Factor Xa inhibitors, direct thrombin inhibitors, thrombolytics, and glycoproteins IIb/IIIa inhibitors High Alert
Antiarrhythmics: High Alert
Cardioplegic solutions: High Alert
Chemotherapeutics agents: High Alert
Dextrose, hypertonic, higher than 20%: High Alert
Dialysis solutions, peritoneal and hemodialysis: High Alert
Epidural and intrathecal medications: High Alert
Hypoglycemics: High Alert
Inotropic agents: High Alert
Insulin: High Alert
Liposomal forms: High Alert
Moderate sedation agents: High Alert
Narcotics / opioids: High Alert
Neuromuscular blocking agent: High Alert
Parenteral nutritional agents: High Alert
Radiocontrast agents IV: High Alert
Sterile water injection, inhalation, and irrigation of more than 100 mL: High Alert
Sodium chloride injection greater than 0.9%: High Alert
Anticholinergics: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Benzodiazepines: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Nonbenzodiazepines sedatives: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Androgens: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Estrogens with or without progestins: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Insulin: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Sulfonylureas: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
NSAIDS: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Aspirin: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Skeletal muscle relexants: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Oral decongestants: Potentially inappropriate medication usage in elderly patients.
Created by: Scarlett Emerson
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