ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® Acute Care Newsletter - 2026 Single Issues

Volume 31, Issue 1

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• Implement High-Leverage and Layered Risk-Reduction Strategies Using ISMP’s Hierarchy of Effectiveness
• Your Reports at Work: Shingrix Prefilled Syringe Coming Soon
• Confirm the Expiration Date on the Abrysvo Vial

Volume 31, Issue 2

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• Warning! Similar-Looking Anticoagulant Citrate Solutions That Lack Barcodes Risk Patient Safety
• Sodium Citrate Administered Instead of Sugammadex
• Acute Care Action Agenda (October – December 2025)

Volume 31, Issue 3

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• Fluoropyrimidines and Routine Screening for DPYD Genetic Variants
• Demonstration IUD Inserted Vaginally

Volume 31, Issue 4

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• Warning: For IM Use Only! Penicillin G Benzathine Administered Via Potentially Fatal IV Route
• Calcium Chloride or Calcium Gluconate? A Nurse’s Good Catch Prevented Harm
• Work Needed to Improve Investigational Drug Labeling

Volume 31, Issue 5

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• New 2026-2027 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
• White Paper on IV Push Practices: Med Safety Board Publishes White Paper on Current IV Push Medication Practices

Volume 31, Issue 6

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• Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2026—Include Serious Medication Safety Risks
• B. Braun Pump Bolus Rate Defaulted to 1,200 mL/hour
  

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