ISMP Issues New Drug Safety Guidelines for Community Pharmacies
Community pharmacy "Best Practices" recommendations seek to address risk of medication errors and preventable injuries caused by prescription drugs
Tag Archives: Medication Error
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ISMP Warns of Dosing Errors Linked to Paxlovid
Patients with renal impairments are particularly vulnerable to Paxlovid dosing errors, the ISMP reports
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Overprescribing of Antibiotics for Children Cut By More Than 50% At Clinics By Using Techniques Widely Available: Study
Antibiotic resistant infections are on the risk as a result of antibiotic overprescribing among children, and the drugs often do not effectively address certain health problems, researchers warn.
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Overuse of Antibiotics in Children Runs Up Staggering Health Care Costs: Study
Inappropriate or overuse of antibiotics can cost as much as $97 in unnecessary costs per patient.
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Potassium Chloride Injections May Be Confused For Other Products, ISMP Warns
Confusion over potassium chloride injections have led to several patient deaths, including the deaths of at least three infants, the ISMP warns.
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ISMP Releases Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
ISMP reports errors involving drug names are a common medication mistake, which could be addressed by a greater reliance on barcodes.
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COVID Vaccine Administration Problems Top ISMP’s List of Medication Safety Concerns from 2021
Of the 10 medication safety issues listed, four of them concern Covid-19 vaccinations directly.
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Insulin Overdose Risk Results in Recall of 1.4M Smiths Medical Mislabeled Syringes
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ISMP Warns Barcode Scanning Errors Could Cause Medication Mixups Between Generic Kappra and Aleve
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ISMP Issues Analysis, Recommendations On Avoiding COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Errors
