This week's featured article: Any New Process Poses a Risk for Errors: Learning from 4 Months of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccinations
ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®
Acute Care
A valuable resource to reduce medication error risk in your hospital
The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Acute Care is a digital newsletter, published every two weeks for hospital healthcare professionals. Practitioners are encouraged to share this publication at committee meetings to initiate conversations about preventing similar errors within their organizations.
Subscription Options
Online access to twenty-five (25) issues per year. Subscriptions start with the first issue after the date of purchase. You will receive a reminder notice via email to renew your annual subscription before your subscription expires. Your subscription will not automatically renew.
Access to back issues are not included. Single issues are available for purchase.
Special pricing for group purchase, contact ISMP.
Individual subscription: $200.00/year
Subscription Information
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Online access for one (1) user
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A user log-in required
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PDF version available to download and redistribute internally
Organization subscription: $288.00/year
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Online access for up to 50 users within an organization
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Individual log-in accounts required
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Instructions to add users to a subscription will be emailed to the user purchasing the subscription
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Subscriptions are location/site-based. If you have multiple locations/hospitals, please purchase an organization subscriptions for each site OR contact ISMP for group purchases
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Please use your organization email address when subscribing
Browse Issues
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 7
This week's featured article: Additional Strategies to Improve Complete Delivery of Small-Volume Intermittent Infusions
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 6
This week's featured article: Should FDA Reconsider Allowing the Pooling of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to obtain Additional Doses?
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 5
This week's featured article: Analysis of Transdermal Medication Patch Errors Uncovers a “Patchwork” of Safety Challenges
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 4
This week's featured article: A Recurring Call to Action: Every Healthcare Organization Needs a Medication Safety Officer!
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 3
This week's featured article: Updated Guidance Needed for Longstanding Large Volume Parenteral (LVP) Labeling and Packaging Problems
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 2
This week's featured article: Start the Year Off Right by Preventing These Top 10 Medication Errors and Hazards from 2020
Acute Care
Volume 26, Issue 1
This week's featured article: Learning from Errors with the New Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 25
This week's featured article: Building Bridges to Safety: ISMP 23rd Annual Cheers Awards
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 24
This week's featured article: Hidden Medication Loss When Using a Primary Administration Set for Small-Volume Intermittent Infusions
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 23
This week's featured article: Learning from Influenza Vaccine Errors to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 22
This week's featured article: ISMP Survey Provides Insights into Preparation and Admixture Practices OUTSIDE the Pharmacy
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 21
This week's featured article: ISMP Survey Provides Insights into Pharmacy Sterile Compounding Systems and Practices
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 20
This week's featured article: Safety Investigations from Across the Pond: Deep Learning from England’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB)
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 19
This week's featured article: Analysis of Paramedicine Medication Errors Uncovers Challenges and Opportunities for Improvement
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 18
This week's featured article: FDA Advise-ERR: Reported Medication Errors with VEKLURY (remdesivir) Emergency Use Authorization
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 17
This week's featured article: During the Pandemic, Aspire to Identify and Prevent Medication Errors and to Avoid Blaming Attitudes
Acute Care
Volume 25, Issue 16
This week's featured article: Compounded Sterile Preparation (CSP) Accuracy and Error Prevention Should Be Both a Leadership and Regulatory Mandate