Rita Jew, PharmD
Automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) should have dynamic search configurations that only return one medication rather than a handful of medications that a clinician must choose from, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recommended in a recent Call to Action article on the issue (bit.ly/3VrrwZE).
During clinical emergencies, busy practitioners may inadvertently select the wrong medication, ISMP leaders noted. To prevent these mishaps, some ADC