Guidelines

Guidelines for Safe Electronic Communication of Medication Information
Strategies to safely present drug information in various electronic formats.
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ISMP Newsletter Online Renewal Process
To ensure uninterrupted access to the newsletter, purchase a one-year subscription prior to the expiration date of your current subscription. Step 1: Visit this page: https://home.ecri.org/collec...
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Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy
Developed to identify, inspire, and mobilize adoption of consensus-based Best Practices for specific medication safety issues in community pharmacy that can cause patient harm.
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Worksheet for the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy
Analyze your current status with implementation.
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Imported Fluid Product Checklist
This tool was developed to assist organizations in conducting a gap analysis when evaluating imported products safety during the fluid shortage crisis following the Hurricane Helene aftermath.
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List of Error-Prone Abbreviations
This list includes abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that have been frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful or potentially harmful medication errors.
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Worksheet for the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
Analyze your current status with implementation.
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Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
Consensus-based best practices for issues that continue to cause fatal and harmful errors.
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High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings
Medications requiring special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.
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Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man (Mixed Case) Letters
Drug name pairs or larger groupings that look similar utilize bolded uppercase letters to help draw attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names.
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