ISMP To Conduct Hospital Medication Safety Assessment For FDA
The ISMP has been charged with conducting an assessment of medication error safety at hospitals nationwide.…
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The ISMP has been charged with conducting an assessment of medication error safety at hospitals nationwide.…
The ISMP has updated its medication safety best practices list to include new recommendations on handling opioids and the override feature on automated drug dispensing cabinets used by hospitals.
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Pharmacists are sounding warnings about conditions at major chain pharmacies, which they say are increasing the risk of medication errors due to a culture that pushes as many drug refills as possible to raise sales.…
A new ISMP report lists the top ten medication errors and drug safety problems of 2019.…
A new report warns of fatal dosing errors linked to methotrexate, due to confusion over when the highly toxic drug should be taken, and how often.…
A new survey finds that hospital naming methods for newborns can increase the risk of medication mistakes.…
New York has agreed to pay $6 million to the families of three women who say they suffered years of abuse and neglect, including physical assaults, at a state-run nursing home.…
New international guidelines seek to prevent some common and often fatal medication errors.…
The FDA is putting in place new rules on prescribing fast-acting forms of fentanyl in an effort to prevent overdoses, adverse events and misuse.…
A new report warns that consumers are finding generic drug names more confusing in recent years, which can lead to dangerous medication mistakes.…