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October 7, 2004

• Reducing "at-risk behaviors"
  Part II of Patient safety should NOT be a priority in healthcare!
• Diphenhydramine (BENADRYL) product could be dangerous for soy-allergic patients
• Look-alike skin prep swabs
• Prefilled heparin flush syringes contain dangerous abbreviation
• Mix-ups with metronidazole (FLAGYL) and metformin (GLUCOPHAGE)
• Drug advertisement promotes sharing eye drops
  
  
  

October 21, 2004

• Hazard Alert! ISMP urges immediate replacement of Brethine ampuls with vials!
• Strategies for improving pneumococcal vaccine administration rate
• "U" for units continues to cause errors
• A different kind of BRETHINE - METHERGINE mix-up
• ISMP Quarterly Action Agenda July - September 2004