Follow the 5 rights. Always be sure to give the right medicine to the right person at the right time, in the right amount, and by the right route. Stay focused. Never hurry or become distracted when giving medicines. Take your time to be accurate.
Check with your pharmacist to be sure it is ok to crush a pill or tablet. Some medicines should never be crushed. Certain capsules should not be opened and mixed with food because the action of the drug would be altered. Do NOT crush a medicine and then mix it up with a person’s meal. Give medicines separately in a small amount of food, like applesauce, to be sure a person takes all of the medicine
Try to find out the reason they refuse, they may not feel well; they may believe the medicine is causing unpleasant side effects. Never force a person to take a medicine. If the person continues to refuse a medicine for more than one dose, call the doctor.
An official public standards–setting authority for all prescription and over– the–counter medicines and other health care products manufactured or sold in the United States. USP sets widely recognized standards for food ingredients and dietary supplements. It also sets standards for the quality, purity, strength, and consistency of these products.
visit: www.usp.org
The society’s members include more than 15,000 physicians, research scientists, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals. The mission is to improve health worldwide by advancing research, clinical care and public health.
visit: www.ismp.org
Web site of the American society of Health-system Pharmacists. This is a resource for drug and drug administration.
visit: www.safemedication.com