Medication Safety Alert! March/April 2021

In this issue: 

• Analysis of Transdermal Medication Patch Errors Uncovers a “Patchwork” of Safety Challenges
• what’s in a Name? The “-pril” drug name stem
• Worth reading… Perceptions of long-term nurses and nursing assistants about communication related to residents’ care
• Bamlanivimab confused with belimumab
• Dispense unit dose syringes using the most appropriate concentration
• ASPEN-ISMP error-reporting project