Volume 6, Issue 1
Medication Safety Alert! January/February 2018
In this issue:
- ISMP Survey Shows Text Messaging in Healthcare Often Runs Afoul of Patient Safety
- What's in a Name? The"-prazole" drug name stem
- Afluria influenza vaccine labeling needs improvement
- Liraglutide dosage unit confusion
- New CMS guidance on crushing medications
- New CMS regulation can reduce errors
- Adrenalin labeling change coming
- Worth reading: Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Long-Term Care (LTC) newsletter