Acute Care Volume 28, Issue 4

Medication Safety Alert! February 23, 2023

In this week's issue:

  • Controlled Substance Drug Diversion by Healthcare Workers as a Threat to Patient Safety—Part I
  • Smudged IV bag label and a proxy scan set up a patient for a cardiac arrest
  • Misprinted label on sodium chloride bag
  • Safety issue with probiotic packaging
  • Worth repeating… Never prepare oral or topical medications in a parenteral syringe!
  • Quarterly ISMP Resources and Services Highlights
  • Join us in Celebrating Patient Safety Awareness Week – March 12-18, 2023
Featured article

Controlled Substance Drug Diversion by Healthcare Workers as a Threat to Patient Safety—Part I

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