This month's main topic: Prevent Age-Related Mix-Ups of the COVID-19 Vaccines
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, specialty pharmacies, outpatient clinics, physician offices, and state institutions.
Who reads this newsletter?
- Community/ambulatory/specialty 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. You will receive a reminder notice via email to renew your annual subscription before your subscription expires. Your subscription will not automatically renew.
Single issues are available for purchase.
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Subscription Information for healthcare organizations (e.g. hospitals, clinics, pharmacies)
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$105.00 per year
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Browse Issues
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 10
This month's main topic: Mix-Ups Between the Influenza (Flu) Vaccines and COVID-19 Vaccines
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 9
This month's main topic: High-Alert Medication List…Only Effective when Combined with Risk-Reduction Strategies
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 8
This month's main topic: Ensuring the Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Technology: We Need Your Input!
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 7
This month's main topic: Screening for Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase (DPD) Deficiency in Fluorouracil Patients: Why Not?
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 6
This month's main topic: Identifying Color Additives in Regulated Drug Products
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 5
This month's main topic: Persistent Safety Hazards that all Community and Ambulatory Care Safety Programs Should Address
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 4
This month's main topic: New Processes Introduce Risk for Errors: Learning from Four months of COVID-19 Vaccinations
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 3
This month's main topic: Analysis of Transdermal Medication Patch Errors Uncovers a “Patchwork” of Safety Challenges
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 2
This month's main topic: Excuse Me, I Think There Is an Error with My Prescription: Practitioners Should Respond with Empathy and Honesty
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 20, Issue 1
This month's main topic: Learning from Errors with the New COVID-19 Vaccines
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 12
This month's main topic: Prevent Shoulder Injuries During COVID-19 and Other Intramuscular Vaccinations
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 11
This month's main topic: Learning from Influenza Vaccine Errors to Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 10
This month's main topic: The Differences Between Human Error, At-Risk Behavior, and Reckless Behavior are Key to a Just Culture
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 19, Issue 9
This month's main topic: A Lot Happens When You Report a Hazard or Error to ISMP – There’s No “Black Hole” Here!
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