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ISMP Releases Bi-Annual Report on Vaccination Errors that Reveals Mistakes with Newer Vaccines
As this year’s cold and flu season is underway and new COVID variants continue to emerge, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is raising awareness that more needs to be done to reduc...
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ISMP Welcomes Jana O’Hara as New Director of Consulting and Education
Organization also Congratulates Two Longtime Nurse Leaders on Retirement
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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has received a report of a Hikma premixed IV product with an overwrap labeled acetaminophen injection that may have contained a dexmedeTOMIDine fo...
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ISMP Issues Call to Action to Prevent Errors with Automated Dispensing Cabinets
Standardization and Smarter Logic Needed to Prevent Drug Name Selection Errors
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ISMP Updates List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
Revised Tool Can Help Healthcare Organizations Update Their Own “Do Not Use” Lists
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ISMP Announces Three Additions to 2024-2025 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
New Items Focus on Tranexamic Acid, Transitions in Care, and Vaccines
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Experts in medical device safety and early alerts at ECRI react to the recent pilot expansion The FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health announced a pilot program last year called the Com...
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ECRI Announces 2025 Healthcare Supply Chain Excellence Award Winners
Twelve U.S. health systems receive ECRI’s top honor for excellence in supply chain practices ECRI, a global patient safety nonprofit organization, announced the winners of its 2025 Healthcare Suppl...
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