Please be advised the SaferMedsNL public awareness campaign and research study concluded in December 2021. Data analysis is ongoing through 2022-2023, however, this website and the resources will no longer be updated and maintained effective December 30, 2022. The study team would like to thank everyone involved in the initiative. All questions about a medical matter should be directed to a healthcare professional. If you think you may be suffering from a medical condition, please seek medical attention.
Resources
SaferMedsNL has compiled a variety of resources freely available for download. On this page are the following categories. Click the category to jump to that section.
Sleep Resources
Reflux Resources
General Resources
Promotional Resources
Healthcare Provider Resources
Sleep Resources
General Resources
Additional Resources for Health Care Professionals
Deprescribing Algorithms from Bruyère
Evidence based pharmaceutical opinions
Sedatives for Insomnia: Pharmaceutical Opinion
This fillable form is designed to help communication between pharmacists and prescribers.
Proton Pump Inhibitor: Pharmaceutical Opinion
This fillable form is designed to help communication between pharmacists and prescribers.
Working Together to Improve Patient Care, One Medication at a time.
This interprofessional session hosted by SaferMedsNL and Quality of Care NL promotes the appropriate use of Proton Pump Inhibitors and sedative-hypnotics for insomnia. The focus is on the evidence behind deprescribing these medications, the tools and resources available to support healthcare providers, potentially safer more effective alternatives, as well as presenting some of the ongoing work supported by available data, to reduce the use of these medications in our province.
These resources were designed for doctors, pharmacists and nurses to foster communication and collaboration towards safe medication use, specifically for sedative medications and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). You can download and print patient educational brochures, deprescribing algorithms for sedatives and PPIs, evidence based pharmaceutical opinions, promotional posters and check out the helpful links too.
Order free patient educational brochures and promotional materials here. Delivery of brochures is on hold due to COVID-19, please contact us for more information.
Additional links
Medication Therapy Services Clinic
The MTS Clinic is a “pharmacist-clinic” run by the School of Pharmacy at Memorial University. They work with patients, their doctors/nurse practitioners and community pharmacists to support optimal medication use and health outcomes.
MedStopper
Medstopper is a deprescribing web-based tool developed by a team of health professionals to help doctors and their patients look at a list of medications to decide if some should be stopped or changed.
Beers Criteria
The 2015 Beers List of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults is one of the most frequently cited reference tools in the field of geriatrics. There is also a printable Beers Criteria pocket guide.
STOPP/START Criteria
The STOPP/START Criteria helps clinicians screen older people's prescriptions and right treatment criteria.
Choosing Wisely Canada toolkits
The Lowdown on Stomach Acid
Memorial University podcast on proton-pump inhibitors with Dr Justin Turner