Medication Safety Alert! April 2019

In this month's issue:

• RITUXAN HYCELA and HERCEPTIN HYLECTA Must Be Given Subcutaneously, Despite Large Dose Volumes
• ISMP calls on FDA – No more syringes for vinca alkaloids!
• FDA Advise-ERR: Covers still being applied without cloNIDine patch
• ISMP is soliciting comments on UPDATED smart pump guidelines 
• Sidebar: Why are we seeing 4-letter suffixes with new biologics?
• Simulation products look real
• Administration of wrong vaccine prepared by another
• National Nurses Week: May 6-12, 2019