COVID-19 Resources

As we are all working to better understand and react to the impacts of COVID-19 around the world, please know that ISMP is here for you. We appreciate all of the selfless dedication of healthcare professionals during this unprecedented event, and our first priority is to help them with the resources that they need to keep themselves and their patients safe. Below are links to medication safety information that may be useful for COVID-19 response efforts.

Error Reporting for EUA Drugs

• Mandatory for Vaccines | VAERS- Report an Adverse Event Step 1

• Mandatory for Monoclonal Antibodies | FDA MedWatch Online Voluntary Reporting Form

• Voluntary to Help Communicate Safety Issues | ISMP Error Reporting

Vaccine Information

• IMSN | COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Interest Group

• ISMP, ASHP, USP | FAQ for Optimizing COVID-19 Vaccine Preparation and Safety

• ISMP Article | Learning from Errors with the New COVID-19 Vaccines

• ISMP Article | Prevent Shoulder Injuries During COVID-19 Vaccinations

• ISMP Article | Learning from Influenza Vaccine Errors to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns

• FDA Fact Sheet | Moderna Vaccine EUA for Healthcare Providers

• FDA Fact Sheet | Moderna Vaccine EUA for Recipients and Caregivers

• FDA Fact Sheet | Pfizer/BioNTech EUA for Healthcare Providers

• FDA Fact Sheet | Pfizer/BioNTech EUA for Recipients and Caregivers

• ASHP | COVID-19 Vaccines

ISMP Articles

• [April 21, 2021] Learning from 4 months of COVID-19 Vaccinations

• [March 24, 2021] Should FDA Reconsider Allowing the Pooling of COVID-19 Doses to Obtain Additional Doses?

• [January 14, 2021] Learning from Errors with the New COVID-19 Vaccines

• [December 17, 2020] Prevent Shoulder Injuries During COVID-19 Vaccinations

• [December 3, 2020] Handling Monoclonal Antibodies Can be Confusing

• [November 19, 2020] Learning from Influenza Vaccine Errors to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns

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