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Among the medical incident reports and adverse drug reaction/malfunction reports that have been collected to date, information on similar events that have been repeatedly reported and cases leading to notifications for revisions to package inserts are described on the "PMDA Medical Safety Information" site in an easily understandable manner and widely disseminated. Important reminders to encourage safe use of drugs and medical devices to healthcare professionals are included, which have been considered based on the opinions of healthcare professionals such as physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and clinical engineers, specialists such as those in the field of ergonomics, as well as industry organizations such as marketing approval holders of pharmaceuticals or medical devices.
The information below is English translation of the "PMDA Medical Safety Information". In the event of inconsistency, the text in Japanese shall prevail.
April, 2011 No.23 Precautions in Handling of Insulin Syringes (PDF)
- February 2011 No.22 Precautions in Handling Blood Tubing Sets used for Blood Purification (PDF)

- January 2011 No.21 Precautions in flow rate programming of infusion pumps (PDF)

- November 2010 No.20 Precautions in Artificial Respiration (No.3) (PDF)

- September, 2010, No.19 Inadvertent administration of potassium (K) solutions for injection (PDF)

- June 2010 No.18 Precautions in Handling of Lancing Devices for Capillary Blood Sampling (PDF)

- May 2010 No.17 Precautions in Handling of Prefilled Syringes (PDF)

- April 2010 No.16 Precautions in Handling of Electric Scalpels (Part 3) (PDF)

- March 2010 No.15 Precautions in Handling of Electric Scalpels (Part 2) (PDF)

- February 2010 No.14 Precautions in Handling of Electric Scalpels (Part 1) (PDF)

- October 2009 No.13 Medical Gas Mix-Ups (PDF)

- September 2009 No.12 Misconnection of tourniquet cuff(PDF)

- August 2009 No.11 Precautions in Artificial Respiration No.2 (PDF)

- May 2009 No.10 Good Management & Maintenance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) (PDF)

- February 2009 No.9 Recall of Jackson-Rees Circuits(PDF)

- February 2009 No.8 Compatibility between a "Type A" Needle (JIS T 3226-2)
and a Insulin Pen (JIS T 3226-1) No.8 (PDF)

- January 2009 No.7 Precautions in Artificial Respiration
(No.1) No.7(PDF)

- October 2008 No.6 Precautions against misuse (overdose) of antirheumatic methotrexate preparations No.6 (PDF)

- June 2008 No.5 Handling of lancing devices for obtaining blood samples No.5 (PDF)

- June 2008 No.4 Precautions against smoking and use of fire in Long-term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT) No.4 (PDF)

- January 2008 No.3 Precautions against improper connection of speech valves etc. to tracheostomy tubes No.3 (PDF)

- November 2007 No.2 Recall of Resuscitators No.2 (PDF)

- November 2007 No.1 Points to note in case of obstruction of feeding tube No.1 (PDF)

