• High-Alert Medication Learning Guides
    High-Alert Medication Learning Guides

    Just a handful of drugs are considered high-alert medications. These medications have been proven to be safe and effective, but serious harm can occur if they are not taken exactly as directed. This means that it is vitally important for patients to understand how errors happen with these medications, and the steps that are necessary to keep them safe while taking these medications.

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  • Is it a cold or the flu? Prevention, symptoms, and treatments
    Is it a cold or the flu? Prevention, symptoms, and treatments

    Viruses that cause a cold or the flu are spread by droplets. This means you can get a cold or the flu from someone who is infected when they cough, sneeze, or talk. You can also get it by touching something that has viruses on it. But how do you know if you have a cold or the flu? And when should you seek medical care.

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  • Inhalers with steroids can cause temporary vocal cord damage
    Inhalers with steroids can cause temporary vocal cord damage

    Certain medicines can cause damage to the vocal cords. The vocal cords are two bands of elastic muscle tissue that sit side-by-side in the voice box at the back of the throat. When you are silent, the vocal cords remain open so you can inhale air into your lungs. When you speak or make other sounds, the vocal cords close and vibrate as you exhale air from your lungs.

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