Use this list to determine which medications require special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.
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Whether you have experienced a medication error in your organization or you are proactively implementing prevention strategies, you are not alone. Thousands of organizations worldwide have relied on ISMP's resources for institutional change to reduce errors on a daily basis. These resources are developed from ISMP's review of reports through its national error reporting programs, peer-reviewed articles in its publications, and/or consensus gathering summits on topics pertinent to specific errors or hazards. ISMP offers a wide range of downloadable and easy to use resources. Many are free.
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In June through August 2017, we invited readers of our acute care, community/ambulatory care, long-term care, and nursing newsletters to complete an online survey about the texting of medical orders in healthcare. We sincerely thank the 778 respondents who completed the survey, which included nurses...
The latest issue of ISMP’s QuarterWatch™ provides a review of drug safety issues identified through 297,010 new adverse drug event reports submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) during the first quarter of 2017, including more than a quarter (26...
ISMP has recently received several reports about barcode scanning difficulties with products that could previously be scanned without problems. One issue is that the linear barcode on the FLOVENT HFA (fluticasone) inhaler was recently repositioned in a horizontal orientation around the circumference...
Hear ISMP experts discuss current medication safety concerns and offer practical error prevention recommendations.
To safely prepare and administer an injectable medication, practitioners must follow aseptic technique, avoid reuse of single-dose or single-use vials, use needles and syringes just once for only 1 patient, and never reenter a medication container with a used needle or syringe. However, the results...
A comprehensive guide to every area of compounding, administering, storing, and disposing of hazardous drugs.
This list includes abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that have been frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful medication errors.
Article describes how to tell the difference between side effects and allergies and provides tips on how to treat them.