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• ISMP Issues New Drug Safety Guidelines for Community Pharmacies

  April 7, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  The new guidelines target community pharmacies, seeking to prevent avoidable medication errors.

• ISMP Warns of Dosing Errors Linked to Paxlovid

  July 12, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The ISMP warns of dozens of dosing errors linked to the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, often involving overdosing of patients with renal impairment.

• Overprescribing of Antibiotics for Children Cut By More Than 50% At Clinics By Using Techniques Widely Available: Study

  June 22, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study shows already available doctor intervention tools can prevent a significant amount of antibiotic overprescribing.

• Overuse of Antibiotics in Children Runs Up Staggering Health Care Costs: Study

  June 3, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study reveal antibiotic overuse in children leads to increased antibiotic resistance, unnecessary side effects, and costs the health care system millions of dollars annually.

• Potassium Chloride Injections May Be Confused For Other Products, ISMP Warns

  May 20, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The ISMP is warning of potential medication errors due to confusion over new packaging for B. Braun potassium chloride solutions.

• ISMP Releases Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

  February 14, 2022

  Russell Maas

  An ISMP report highlights drug name confusion as one of the leading causes of medication errors.

• COVID Vaccine Administration Problems Top ISMP’s List of Medication Safety Concerns from 2021

  February 8, 2022

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  An ISMP report on the most common medication errors in 2021 includes several recurring problems involving administration of the COVID-19 vaccines.

• Insulin Overdose Risk Results in Recall of 1.4M Smiths Medical Mislabeled Syringes

  June 29, 2021

  Russell Maas

  Smiths Medical is recalling about 1.4 million insulin syringes with skewed measurement markings which could result in an insulin overdose.

• ISMP Warns Barcode Scanning Errors Could Cause Medication Mixups Between Generic Kappra and Aleve

  May 17, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  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.

• ISMP Issues Analysis, Recommendations On Avoiding COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Errors

  April 27, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  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.