This month's main topic: As Approval of Medical Cannabis Spreads State by State, Product Labeling Improvements Are a Must
ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®
Community/Ambulatory
A valuable resource to reduce medication error risk in outpatient settings
The ISMP Medication Safety Alert!®Community/Ambulatory Care is a 4-5 page digital newsletter, published monthly for healthcare practitioners in ambulatory settings, including community pharmacies, outpatient clinics, physician offices, and state institutions.
Who reads this newsletter?
- Community/ambulatory care pharmacists
- Pharmacy managers and executives
- Pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy staff
- Physicians and nurses in ambulatory practice
- Anyone concerned with medication safety
Subscription Information
- Twelve (12) issues per year
- One-year subscription rate: $64.00
- Distributed via email on a monthly basis
- Special pricing for group purchases; contact ISMP
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Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 5
This month's main topic: Prescription Price Checks and Medication Errors
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 4
This month's main topic: ISMP Celebrates Your Contribution to Our Success During Our 25th Anniversary
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 3
This month's main topic: Top 10 Tips for Keeping Pets Safe Around Human Medications
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 2
This month's main topic: Opioid Misuse in Older Adults
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 18, Issue 1
This month's main topic: Are National Efforts to Reduce Drug Name Confusion Paying Off?
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 12
This month's main topic: QuarterWatch™ (includes Data through June 2018): Focus on Newly Approved Drugs
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 11
This month's main topic: Achieve Long-term Remedies Through Reporting and Second-order Problem Solving
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 10
This month's main topic: Safety and Reliability Require a State of Mindfulness
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 9
This month's main topic: QuarterWatch™ (2017 Annual report): Four Severe Adverse Events and the Leading Suspect Drugs
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 8
This month's main topic: Call to Action: Longstanding Strategies to Prevent Accidental Daily Methotrexate Dosing Must be Implemented
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 7
This month's main topic: Weathering the Storm: Managing the Drug Shortage Crisis
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 6
This month's main topic: ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program 2017 Analysis: Vaccine Errors Continue with Little Change
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 5
This month's main topic: QuarterWatch™ (Quarter 3 2017): Emerging Risks with Inhaled Medications Using the Ellipta Device, the Controversy with Antidepressants, and Loperamide Abuse
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 4
This month's main topic: What's in a Generic Name? Clues about the Drug's Use and Possible Adverse Effects
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 3
This month's main topic: Improving Your Error Investigation Skills: Common Pitfalls when Conducting a Root Cause Analysis
Community/Ambulatory
Volume 17, Issue 2
This month's main topic: A Problem that Still Needs "Ironed" Out: Label Improvements Needed for Iron Products
Community/Ambulatory
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 1
This month's main topic: QuarterWatch™ (2 years of data ending June 2017): Safety Signals for Pharmaceutical Contraceptives