Medication Safety Alert! September 2023

In this month's issue:

• Taking a Closer Look at Medication Errors Involving Intravenous Oxytocin
• The myth about the safety of the “Five Rights”
• Automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) drug description leads to mannitol overdose
• Worth repeating… Errors continue with B. Braun intravenous (IV) bag labeling and difficult-to-scan barcode
• what’s in a Name? The “-steride” drug stem name
• World Patient Safety Day – September 17
• Judy Smetzer Just Culture Champion Scholarships – applications now being accepted!