ISMP
New Community Pharmacy Safety Best Practices
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices released three new best practices for improving drug safety in ...
AUGUST 15, 2025
AI and Cyberattacks Ranked as Significant Threats to Patient Safety
Among the top 10 patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry in 2025, as ranked by ECRI and ISMP in a ...
MAY 2, 2025
ISMP Issues Medication Safety Tips to Heed For Specialty Pharmacy
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices took its safety message on the road at the NASP 2024 Annual Meeting ...
APRIL 26, 2025
ISMP: Human Factors a Key to Medication Safety
The most common error reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Errors Reporting Program ...
MARCH 18, 2025
Identifying Weak Planks on the Bridge to Medication Safety
A new review of all 50 state boards of pharmacy regulations by the ISMP has shown that only one or two boards ...
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
ISMP: Attending to Human Factors Would Increase Medication Safety
The most common error reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Errors Reporting Program ...
DECEMBER 11, 2024
Enhancing Patient Safety Through Critical Drug Label Improvements
In the fast-paced environment of hospitals and healthcare facilities, the need for patient safety measures is ...
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Dynamic Search Function Could Prevent ADC Drug Errors
Automated dispensing cabinet vendors should incorporate dynamic search capabilities to prevent medication errors ...
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Medication Errors: The Year in Review
Preventing medication errors is an essential component of caring for patients and must be a core mission of every ...
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Methotrexate a Case Study in Proactive Risk Assessment
It’s a situation that could happen anywhere, medication experts from the Institute for Safe Medication ...
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
A Systems Approach to Advancing Medication Safety
Reducing the risk for adverse events in hospitalized patients is as challenging as it was more than three decades ...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
ISMP Updates Often Confused Drug Names List
The ISMP has updated its list of drug names that are often confused, with more than 80 name pairs added since the ...
JULY 28, 2023
