November 20, 2014: Deaths Associated with Opioids - Highlights of a Multi-Incident Analysis
Opioid medications continue to be among the top medication classes associated with harmful incidents voluntarily reported to ISMP Canada. As a priority focus of a collaborative project between ISMP Canada and 4 provincial Offices of the Chief Coroner or Chief Medical Examiner, an interdisciplinary team conducted a multi-incident analysis on 32 medication incidents associated with deaths involving opioids.
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