Potassium Chloride Injections May Be Confused For Other Products, ISMP Warns
The ISMP is warning of potential medication errors due to confusion over new packaging for B. Braun potassium chloride solutions.
Tag Archives: Medication Error
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ISMP Releases Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
An ISMP report highlights drug name confusion as one of the leading causes of medication errors.
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COVID Vaccine Administration Problems Top ISMP’s List of Medication Safety Concerns from 2021
An ISMP report on the most common medication errors in 2021 includes several recurring problems involving administration of the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Insulin Overdose Risk Results in Recall of 1.4M Smiths Medical Mislabeled Syringes
Smiths Medical is recalling about 1.4 million insulin syringes with skewed measurement markings which could result in an insulin overdose.
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ISMP Warns Barcode Scanning Errors Could Cause Medication Mixups Between Generic Kappra and Aleve
Some blister packs of generic Kappra, an anticonvulsant, may scan as generic Aleve due to a barcode scanning problem, according to a warning by ISMP.
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ISMP Issues Analysis, Recommendations On Avoiding COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Errors
The ISMP has released a report on common COVID-19 administration errors and the recommendations they believe will help health care professionals avoid those mistakes.
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A Third Of Older Americans Still Do Not Understand When Antibiotics Should Be Used: Study
A new survey finds many older Americans misuse antibiotics, even though they understand overuse of the vital drugs is dangerous.
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Muscle Paralysis Drug Recall Follows ISMP Warning of “Extremely Hazardous Packaging”
One lot of a drug meant to induce paralysis during anesthesia is being recalled after it was discovered some bottles were accidentally labeled as a blood pressure medication.
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Errors with COVID-19 Vaccines Outlined in ISMP Alert For Doctors
A medication safety group warns of a number of reoccurring errors being seen nationwide by healthcare workers administering the two COVID-19 vaccines.
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Lingering Problems With Sterile Compounded Drug Manufacturing Found in ISMP Survey
A new survey finds many compounding pharmacies still make dispensing errors despite stringent improvements and requirements put in place over the last several years.