Syringe Driver Survey Database migration to MedicinesComplete - January 2023

Syringe Driver Survey Database has moved to MedicinesComplete and is no longer available on palliativedrugs.com.

It has been renamed to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database and is now accessed through Drug Compatibility Checker.

Drug Compatibility Checker, through MedicinesComplete is a new tool providing essential compatibility knowledge to support the administration of injectable drugs combining published data and clinical practice reports.

Find out more about Drug Compatibility Checker:https://about.medicinescomplete.com/publication/drug-compatibility-checker/

If you have a subscription to Palliative Care Formulary through MedicinesComplete, you will have access to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database through Drug Compatibility Checker, at no charge through 2023. 

To contribute to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database please continue to submit a clinical practice report using palliativedrugs.com here: https://www.palliativedrugs.com/syringe-driver-database.html

To learn more about a subscription to the Palliative Care Formulary through MedicinesComplete, please contact us here: https://info.medicinescomplete.com/sales

If you have any questions regarding access to PCF’s Syringe Driver Database or would like to renew your subscription to Palliative Care Formulary, please contact pharmpress-support@rpharms.com.

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Never Event list 2015/2016

6th May 2015

A revised Never Events policy and framework has been published for 2015/2016, this includes changes to the definition of a ‘Never Event’ and adjustments to the types of incident that are included on the list, reducing it from 25 to 14 incident types. Those incidents most relevant to palliative care that have been removed from the list because they do not meet the revised definition of a Never Event include:

• opioid overdose of an opioid/opiate-naïve patient
• wrong gas administered
• failure to monitor and respond to oxygen saturation
• air embolism
• misidentification of patients
• wrongly manufactured high-risk injectable medication.

However, if they occur, they should still be managed using the Serious Incident Framework. In addition, the three previous wrong route Never Events have been merged, and the criteria for classification of some of the remaining Never Events have changed.

The current Never Events related to medication are now:

• mis-selection of a strong potassium containing solution
• wrong route administration of medication
• overdose of Insulin due to abbreviations or incorrect device
• overdose of methotrexate for non-cancer treatment
• mis-selection of high strength midazolam during conscious sedation
• misplaced naso- or oro-gastric tubes.

The full list and policy can be downloaded from the links below.

Revised Never Events policy and framework

Never Events list 2015/2016

Revised Never Events policy and framework: Frequently Asked Questions

More information can be obtained from the NHS England website.

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