This month's main topic: A Lot Happens When You Report a Hazard or Error to ISMP – There’s No “Black Hole” Here!
ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®
Community/Ambulatory
A valuable resource to reduce medication error risk in outpatient settings
The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®Community/Ambulatory Care is a digital newsletter, published monthly for healthcare practitioners in ambulatory settings, including community pharmacies, outpatient clinics, physician offices, and state institutions.
Who reads this newsletter?
- Community/ambulatory care pharmacists
- Pharmacy managers and executives
- Pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff
- Physicians and nurses in ambulatory practice
- Anyone concerned with medication safety
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Online access to twelve (12) 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.
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Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 8
This month's main topic: Inappropriate FentaNYL Patch Prescriptions for Opioid-Naïve, Elderly Patients
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 7
This month's main topic: Good Intention, Uncertain Outcome...Our Take on Physician Dispensing in Offices and Clinics
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 6
This month's main topic: Education is “Predictably Disappointing” and Should Never be Relied Upon Alone to Improve Safety
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 5
This month's main topic: Leadership Support is Vital: If We Fail to Support Caregivers, There Will Be Few Left to Support Care
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 4
This month's main topic: Patient Taking Hydroxychloroquine Right After Discontinuing Azithromycin Develops QTc Prolongation and Cardiac Arrest
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 3
This month's main topic: Special Edition: COVID-19
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 2
This month's main topic: Address these Three Medication Hazards to Jump Start Your Safety Program
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 1
This month's main topic: Speaking Up About Patient Safety Requires an Observant Questioner and a High Index of Suspicion
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 12
This month's main topic: QuarterWatchTM (includes new data from Quarter 2, 2019): Preventable Methotrexate Errors and Trends Among Addictive Drugs
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 11
This month's main topic: Another Patient Dies After Receiving Methotrexate Instead of MetOLazone
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 10
This month's main topic: Your Attention Please…Designing Effective Warnings
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 9
This month's main topic: Pet's Medications on Owner's Medication List: Barking Up the Wrong Profile!
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 8
This month's main topic: QuarterWatchTM (includes new data from Quarter 4, 2018 and Quarter 1, 2019): Focus on Four New Drugs: Xofluza, Aimovig, Ajovy, and Emgality
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 7
This month's main topic: New Recommendations to Improve Drug Allergy Capture and Clinical Decision Support
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 6
This month's main topic: As Approval of Medical Cannabis Spreads State by State, Product Labeling Improvements Are a Must
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 5
This month's main topic: Prescription Price Checks and Medication Errors
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 4
This month's main topic: ISMP Celebrates Your Contribution to Our Success During Our 25th Anniversary