The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority (HA) today (November 27) published the biannual issue of its "Medication Safety Bulletin" (MSB). This issue highlights various system enhancements, including the enhancements of the "Advance Incident Reporting System" in reporting, analysis and management of medication incidents; and the enhancements of the "Electronic Health Record Sharing System" in handling of allergy and adverse drug reaction records to improve medication safety.
In this issue, Hong Kong East Cluster also shares its experience in the risk reduction management of a rare complication, Orolingual Angioedema, in patients who were given intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator.
The publication has been posted on the HA homepage for sharing with healthcare professionals. Members of the public are also welcome to browse at the following link www.ha.org.hk/msb. The MSB is published every six months, on the last Friday in May and November. The next issue will be published on May 28, 2021.
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