Medication-related FDA Patient Safety videos provided in cooperation with ISMP

July 2009	Avoiding Errors with Lamictal Starter Kits Update on Precipitate Formation with Ceftriaxone and Calcium-containing Products Alert on Disetronic ACCU-CHEK Spirit Insulin Pumps Warning on Testosterone Gel Products Warning on Accidental Ingestion of Benadryl Topical Gel
June 2009	Recalls of Digoxin and Propafenone Tablets Campaign on Using Methadone Safely Help Patients Use Acetaminophen Safely
May 2009	Don’t Share Insulin Pens Between Patients Removing Insulin from Cartons Burns from Medicated Patches during MRI Exams Safety Problems with Baxter Colleague Volumetric Infusion Pumps
April 2009	Avoiding Medication Errors with Multiple Brand Names Ethex Corp. Expands Recall of Generic Drugs and Supplements Confusing Heparin Labels Can Lead to Errors Preventing Overdoses when Using Methadone to Treat Chronic Pain Stronger Warnings for Bowel Cleansing Agents
March 2009	Caution Using Topical Anesthetics Prior to Mammography Preventing Dosing Errors with Alteplase
February 2009	New Labels for Non-prescription Cough and Cold Medications More Mix-ups between Propylthiouracil and Purinethol Ethex Corp. Recalls Several Generic Drugs Recall of ReliOn Insulin Syringes Drug Name Confusion Between Kuric and Carac
December 2008	Drug Name Confusion: Ephedrine and Epinephrine Recognizing Warfarin Brand Names Removing Insulin from Cartons More Heparin Dosing Errors with Neonates
November 2008	Tragic Events with Concentrated Opiate Oral Solutions Serious Muscle Injury with Simvastatin/Amiodarone Combination FDA’s Drug Safety Newsletter Now Available
October 2008	Warning on Tendon Injuries with Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Potentially Fatal Glucose Monitoring Errors with Icodextrin
August 2008	Potential Problems with Insulin Pens in Hospitals Danger Giving Topical Thrombin Intravascularly
July 2008	FDA Takes Action on Injectable Colchicine Preventing Fatal Overdoses with Cerebyx
May 2008	Mistakenly Swallowing Inhaler Capsules
April 2008	Caution Giving Children Cough and Cold Medicines Mixups between Insulin U-100 and U-500
February 2008	Severe Tissue Injury with IV Promethazine (December 2006) Avoiding Accidental Overdoses when Methadone is Prescribed for Pain (February 2007)
November 2007	Avoiding Dangerous Mixups between Amphotericin B Formulations Warnings for Rocephin Rare Side-Effect of Codeine in Nursing Mothers
October 2007	Using the Wrong Exactacain Straws can Endanger Patients WHO Warns About Fatal Errors with Vincristine More Patient Deaths from Luer Misconnections
September 2007	Caution on No-Name Drug Patches Preventing Patient Deaths from Fentanyl Patches
July 2007	Avoiding Dangerous Mix-ups between Insulin and Heparin
June 2007	Preventing Drug Mix-Ups: Bumetanide and Norepinephrine
March 2007	Possible Dose-Counter Errors with the Asmanex Twisthaler
February 2007	Dangerous Use of Saline Flush Syringes Possible Dosing Errors with the OptiClik Insulin Injection Device
January 2007	Preventing Dosage Errors with Diastat AcuDial
December 2006	Preventing Fatal Heparin Overdoses Severe Tissue Injury with IV Promethazine
November 2006	Vaccine Mix-ups: Adacel (Tdap) and Daptacel (DTaP) Danger in Administering Azathioprine and Mercaptopurine Together
October 2006	Nostril Errors with Nasal Sprays
August 2006	USP Statement on Preventing Errors with Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Preventing Errors with Tablet Splitting
July 2006	Renal Failure Associated with Bowel Cleansing Agents FDA/ISMP Campaign to Eliminate Dangerous Abbreviations
June 2006	Dangerous Confusion with Color-coded Wristbands Accidental Intrathecal Administration of IV Vincristine
March 2006	Drug Name Confusion: Amicar and Omacor
February 2006	Drug Name Confusion: Salagen and Selegiline Avoiding Glucose Monitoring Errors in Patients Receiving Other Sugars
December 2005	Preventing Errors with Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
November 2005	Caution on Accidentally Giving Nimodipine Intravenously
October 2005	Avoiding Fatal Overdoses with Fentanyl Patches Caution on Power Injection of MRI and CT Contrast Media Certain Oral Drops for Infants Recalled Mix-ups Involving Lindane
August 2005	Alert on Certain Children's Tylenol Products
April 2005	Mixups between Extended-release Formulations of Same Drug Patient Deaths Caused by Unlabeled Containers Confusion between Acetylcysteine Dosage Forms
March 2005	More on Preventing Fatal Gas Mix-Ups More on Brethine-Methergine Mix-up
February 2005	Drug Name Confusion: Reminyl and Amaryl Warnings on Proper Use of Bicillin
January 2005	JCAHO on Drug Name Mix-ups Warning about CeeNU Overdoses Caution on Fatal Dosing Errors with Epinephrine Warning on Supplements for Sexual Enhancement
December 2004	Mix-ups Administering Lotrisone Lotion
November 2004	Caution on Ethyl Chloride Flammability
October 2004	Avoiding Confusion with Broselow Tapes
September 2004	Reducing the Danger of Injecting Long-Acting Penicillin I Preventing Fatal Tubing Misconnections
August 2004	Caution on Programming Certain IV Pumps Sodium Hyaluronate Mix-ups
July 2004	Burns in MRI Patients Wearing Transdermal Patches Mix-ups between Brethine and Methergine More About Hazards in Patient-Controlled Analges
May 2004	Dangerous Mixups Between Opium Tincture and Paregoric
April 2004	Injections Into the Wrong Port of an Implantable Infusion Pump
March 2004	More on Dangerous Abbreviations
February 2004	Caution on Rapid Administration of IV Push Medications Fatal Errors in Administering Intrathecal Contrast Media
December 2003	More on the Danger of Giving Sterile Water Intravenously Store IV Bags in Their Overwraps
November 2003	Children at Risk from Brightly Colored Pills Drug Name Confusion: Purinethol® & Propylthiouracil
October 2003	Drug Name Confusion: Zyprexa/Zyrtec/Zantac
September 2003	Two-channel Pump Mix-up
August 2003	Patients with Reading Problems Dangerous Misconnections Between BP Monitors and IV Ports
July 2003	Mix up Between TD and PPD Fatal Medication Errors with Temodar
May 2003	Warning on I.V. Infusions of "Free Water" Drug Errors Caused by Abbreviations FDA Proposes Bar Codes on Drugs
April 2003	Caution on Drug Names that End in “L”
March 2003	Insulin Mixups Errors Using Transdermal Patches
February 2003	Warning About Methotrexate Overdoses
January 2003	Anesthetic Sprays and Methemoglobinemia
November 2002	Drug Name Confusion: Serzone and Seroquel
August 2002	Hazards in Patient-Controlled Analgesia
June 2002	Misconnection of Tubes and Ports
April 2002	Preventing Asphyxiation from Aspirated Syringe Tip

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