Potassium may no longer be stocked on patient care units, but serious threats still exist!

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Potassium may no longer be stocked on patient care units, but serious threats still exist!

October 17, 2007

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. October 4, 2007.

This article describes how errors involving potassium chloride still occur and discusses further strategies to prevent tragic mistakes with this medication.

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