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Preventing and Treating Pain in Care Homes (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Information about pain in older adults when living in a care home. Includes information about pain, how pain is expressed especially when a person also has dementia, what happens to a person if pain is not treated, and different ways to treat pain. We include ways that family and friends can help. (English) Colour

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Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home - Virtual Care (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Some medications are good for you but can harm your skin if you touch them. You also need to be careful with your body fluids and waste while you are taking these drugs. Learn how to keep yourself and others safe when handling and taking these medications, and cleaning up bodily fluids and waste. (English) Colour

Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Arabic] Permalink Under Revision

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Arabic) Colour

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Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Traditional] Permalink Under Revision

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Chinese - Traditional) Colour

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Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Chinese - Simplified] Permalink Under Revision

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Chinese - Simplified) Colour

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Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Farsi] Permalink Public

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Farsi) Colour

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Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home (Fraser Health) [Punjabi] Permalink Under Revision

Hazardous drugs are medications that can be harmful to anyone who is exposed to them. Generally, drugs are identified as a ‘low’, ‘medium’, or ‘high’ hazard risk.In the first 48 hours after your chemotherapy treatment, your body might get rid of some of the drug through body wastes and/or body fluids. These wastes and fluids can be harmful to others in the first 48 hours. This describes how to deal with hazardous waste. (Punjabi) Colour

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English (257404), Arabic (264747), Chinese - Simplified (264749), Chinese - Traditional (264748), Farsi (264750), Punjabi (264751)

Handling Hazardous Drugs and Waste at Home - Home Health (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

Some medications are good for you but can harm your skin if you touch them. You also need to be careful with your body fluids and waste while you are taking these drugs. Learn how to keep yourself and others safe when handling and taking these medications, and cleaning up bodily fluids and waste. (English) Colour

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English (257404), Arabic (264747), Chinese - Simplified (264749), Chinese - Traditional (264748), Farsi (264750), Punjabi (264751)

Opioid Agonist Therapy and Substance Use in Breastfeeding (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

If you use medications or substances, you might be wondering how to breast feed safely. Many medicines and substances pass into breast milk and could affect your baby’s health. This pamphlet looks at opioid agonist therapy, substance use, alcohol use, and cannabis product use in women who are breastfeeding or wish to breast feed their baby. (English) Colour

Storage and Disposal of Opioids [English] Permalink Public

Poisonings can happen when children or pets can reach these medications, or when other people mistake one medication for another. Even a single dose of a drug can be very dangerous to someone else. Protect yourself and others by storing medications more safely, and returning any expired, unused, or unwanted drugs as soon as possible. (English)

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https://www.ismp-canada.org/download/OpioidSteward...