Weight Changes and Dose Change Process ?

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Laura Monroe-Duprey
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Weight Changes and Dose Change Process ?

Good morning !
We have had a few medication errors around Heparin that involve changing weights of patients.
Do you allow the patient weight changes to automatically change a dose ? Or is there a % change cut off that you use ?

Just looking to make this action plan is around any high alert weight based medication- and not just heparin.
Thoughts ? Experiences?

Any information much appreciated
Laura

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