A white paper recently released by ISMP stresses the need for Medication Safety Officers to be included as an integral part of the healthcare team and provides detailed information for hospital leadership on the value of creating a dedicated position directly responsible for and empowered to lead medication safety strategy and implementation.
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Recent Updates
This article appeared on the Contemporary Pediatrics website on August 2, 2018.
Community pharmacies that have administered AHRQ’s Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture can submit their data to the database October 1 – October 23.
This article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on July 27, 2018.
The International Medication Safety Network (IMSN) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a summit for regulators on drug container labeling and packaging safety on June 19 and 20, 2018, to advance global harmonization of standards and reduce overall harm associated with medication errors.
This article appeared on the Healio website on July 19, 2018.
A study published as an online first in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that 77% of patients taking zolpidem (known by the brand names of Ambien, Edluar and Zolpimist), the most widely used prescription sleep medication, were not observing FDA recommendations to promote safe use.
This article appeared on the HealthLeaders website on July 2, 2018.
This article appeared on the Drug Topics website on July 2, 2018.
This article appeared on the Associated Press website on June 27, 2018.
The letter is signed by the members of the National Patient Safety Collaborative (NPSC), which include ECRI Institute, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), ISMP, and the Joint Commission.
This article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 20, 2018.
The recently-formed National Steering Committee for Patient Safety is charged with creating a national action plan to guide patient safety efforts across the country in a cohesive, coordinated fashion.
This article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 5, 2018.
This article appeared in Pharmacy Times on June 4, 2018.
This coverage appeared in Becker's Hospital Review on May 23, 2018.
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is publishing a two-part series in the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Acute Care newsletter that focuses on product-related safety concerns with investigational drugs.
This coverage appeared on the CNN website on April 9, 2018.