An MSO is the named individual within an organisation responsible for encouraging medication incident reporting and learning. It is recommended that all organisations have a named MSO.
The MSO can also offer medication safety specialist expertise and act as a centralised individual to work collaboratively on medication safety and communication of medication risks and associated mitigation strategies within the organisation. The MSO can offer a leadership role to the medication safety agenda. (Source SPS)
The Powys MSO can be contacted at : powys.mso@wales.nhs.uk
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Report suspected side effects to medicines, vaccines, e-cigarettes, medical device incidents, defective or falsified (fake) products to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to ensure safe and effective use.
The MHRA website contains information including :
Information regarding latest medicines shortage can be found:
Wales Medicines Shortage Advisory Group
SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service
Topiramate resources and information can be found here
Paragraph 7 of Schedule 5, Coroners and Justice Act 2009, provides coroners with the duty to make reports to a person, organisation, local authority or government department or agency where the coroner believes that action should be taken to prevent future deaths.