Strict definitions of errors and direct observation methods allowed identification of errors at every step of the medication administration process that was evaluated. Documentation discrepancies were the most prevalent type of errors in this paper-based system.

Background: Canadian pharmacy residency programs rely on preceptors to support the growing demand of graduates wishing to pursue hospital residencies. Understanding the educational needs of these preceptors is important to ensure that they are well prepared to deliver successful programs.

We found that anticoagulation of PrismaFlex CRRT with ACD-A and intravenous calcium gluconate provided reasonable filter patency, but with minor metabolic complications. Close monitoring of electrolyte and acid-base balance is required to minimize metabolic derangements.

A 75-year-old woman diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2007 began treatment with monthly melphalan and prednisone for a total of 9 cycles in combination with thalidomide in 2009. The patient subsequently continued on thalidomide for long-term maintenance therapy. 3 years following initiation of thalidomide, the patient mentioned to her oncologist that her hair had become darker over the years. She attributed the change to thalidomide given the temporal relationship and progressive darkening over the course of therapy. The patient denies ever using any hair colouring treatments and had longstanding grey/white hair before beginning thalidomide in 2009. A case of hair repigmentation associated with the use of lenalidomide, a 4-amino-glutamyl analogue of thalidomide, in a patient with multiple myeloma was previously reported in the literature. We report herein the first case of hair repigmentation associated with the use of thalidomide, a related immunomodulatory drug.