Recommendations on minimizing/ preventing fatalities due to medication errors and severe hypersensitivity reactions when administering antibiotics

SLCM intends to give recommendations in order to minimize fatalities due to medication errors and severe adverse reactions including anaphylaxis in view of the recent events of several cases of antibiotic associated anaphylaxis reported in the country and to ensure patient safety when administering antibiotics.

National strategic plan for combating antimicrobial resistance in Sri Lanka

End term review of the national strategic plan for combating antimicrobial resistance in Sri Lanka 2017-2022 and developing the national strategic plan for combating antimicrobial resistance 2023-2027 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as a major global public health threat and now it is understood as…

WAAW 2022 at NFTH – Malabe

Target audience Prescribers Consultants Medical officers Prescribers of the future Administrative Assitants Medical students Nursing officers Pharmacists Lab TO Public visiting NFTH during this week channels THEMES for activities Rational prescribing Contributing factors for the development of antimicrobial resistance Impact of antimicrobial resistance on humans,…