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Lawsuits Mount; Philly-Area Pharma Company Reports 20,000-Related Opioid Deaths to the FDA
Article about adverse event reports for opioid painkillers such as Opana quotes ISMP expert on weaknesses in the monitoring system for drug-related deaths in the U.S.
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Reflecting on the 20-year anniversary of the watershed Institute of Medicine report To Err Is Human, ISMP has published a “top ten” list of the most persistent medication errors and safety issues covered in its newsletter in 2019.
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ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announce the successful completion of their plans to join forces. Effective today, ISMP is an ECRI Institute affiliate. By joining together, the two patient safety leaders have created one of the largest healthcare quality and