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December 10, 2014: SafeMedicationUse.ca Newsletter Synopsis - Know When to Stop Your Medicine

Consumers can play a key role in making sure they take their medication for the correct length of time and no longer. A report received recently by SafeMedicationUse.ca highlights the challenges of keeping track of when medications should be stopped. After hip surgery, a consumer was treated with an anticoagulant for 30 days as prescribed, to prevent blood clots. However, upon transfer to a nursing home 2 months after finishing the course of treatment, the anticoagulant was inadvertently restarted and continued for an additional 5 months.  Read more...