COVID-19 Vaccine Labeling Missteps Persist

Key members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), as well as the Institute for ...

OCTOBER 19, 2022

ISMP Guides Us Safely Through Electronic Communication of Med Info

The ISMP issued new guidance to help prevent medication errors when using electronic communication.

JANUARY 25, 2019

Another Fatal Vecuronium Error!

On Dec. 26, 2017, a nurse at Vanderbilt University Medical Center opened an automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) ...

JANUARY 8, 2019

Many Medication Errors Stem From Common Causes: ISMP

More than 2,000 events were submitted to ISMP’s national medication errors and vaccine errors reporting ...

JULY 11, 2018

ISMP Rolls Out 3 New Targeted Safety Practices

ISMP added three new items to its Targeted Medication Safety Practices for Hospitals for 2018 to 2019.

MAY 8, 2018

New ISMP Website Offers Easier Navigation, Enhanced Features

ISMP redesigned its website to make it easier for visitors to access the organization's activities about medication ...

APRIL 5, 2018

Learn From Other Hospitals’ Med Errors, ISMP Urges

ISMP is calling on hospitals to be more proactive in ensuring safe medication use in their institutions.

MARCH 14, 2018

Revised ISMP Antithrombotic Medication Safety Self-Assessment Available

The ISMP has revised and updated its self-assessment tool for antithrombotic therapy.

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

ISMP Updates Guidelines for Sterile Compounding

The guidelines call for both barcoding and gravimetrics to be used at a minimum when preparing chemotherapy and ...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016