The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has published a free, downloadable two-page list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations. The problematic abbreviations, symbols and ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices published a guideline for drugs used during procedures, the first document of its kind, Aug. 11. It’s a “unique” set of guidelines, the ISMP said, because ...

The program stems from a law enacted in 2023 that requires licensed community pharmacies in the state to confidentially report medication errors that reach patients, according to an April 30 news ...

NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Children’s and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a respected leader in medication error prevention, are announcing a ...

Focus Areas Include Wrong-Patient Errors, Barcode Verification, and Oral Methotrexate Dosing PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has ...

HORSHAM, Pa., & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), with the support of Baxter International, is launching a two-year International Safe Medication ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is sharing its support for California's Medication Error ...

The creation of the California Medication Errors Reporting Program is a result of the enaction of Assembly Bill 1286 (Haney, Chapter 470, Statutes of 2023) in 2023 to improve patient safety and ...

ISMP is taking a formal stand on the need to eliminate any remaining barriers to a standardized appearance of bioequivalent brand and generic medications. In a recent ABC News special on generic ...

The format of standard order sets can make them easier to read and comprehend, remind staff to document pertinent information about the patient and prescribed therapy, and draw attention to important ...