Medication safety 1 article

Medication safety in dental practice covers the systems used to prescribe, dispense, administer and document medicines while reducing avoidable harm. Relevant checks include allergies, interactions, contraindications, dose, renal or hepatic considerations, duplicate therapy and accurate medication histories. The concept applies to antibiotics, analgesics, local anaesthetics, sedatives and emergency drugs rather than one product class, and safe prescribing also requires clear instructions, monitoring and compliance with controlled-drug or recordkeeping rules where applicable.