CAPS Joins the Fight Against Medication Errors
Medication errors are one of the most widespread and preventable causes of harm in modern healthcare. Now Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS) and more than a dozen other leaders in the field are teaming up to promote best practices to prevent them.
More than 17,500 Nurses Tell ISMP 30-Minute Medication Administration Rule Can Lead to Patient Harm
For the first time, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has surveyed nurses about the often-questioned “30-minute rule” that requires scheduled medications in healthcare settings be administered within 30 minutes before or after the scheduled time.
New Standard for Labeling on Injectable Medications Designed to Reduce Likelihood of Patient Death, Disability
Look-Alike Drug Name Errors
Look-Alike Drug Name Errors
Is Enhanced Lettering the Answer?
Medication errors can result in significant morbidity and mortality and more costly care. Look-alike drug names that contribute to wrong drug errors are pervasive.
AliMed Releases New Bariatrics Catalog
Pfizer and Epocrates Partner to Give Healthcare Providers Access to Medical Information Specialists for Medication Questions
Zynx Health Partners with the Care Collaborative to Offer More Than 1,000 Clinically Proven Order Sets to ZynxOrder Customers
Medication Safety: Using Automated Heparin Protocols and CPOE to Reduce Errors
Medication Safety
Using Automated Heparin Protocols and CPOE to Reduce Errors
When the Joint Commission adopted a National Patient Safety Goal requiring hospitals to reduce the likelihood of patient harm from the use of anticoagulants, St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, swiftly mobilized and seized the opportunity to improve patient care. In fall 2007, the 329-bed hospital collected and analyzed data on anticoagulant medication occurrences over the preceding 2 years.
Medication Reconciliation: A Survey of Community Pharmacies and Emergency Departments
Medication Reconciliation: A Survey of Community Pharmacies and Emergency Departments
In any given week, 4 out of every 5 U.S. adults will use prescription medicines, over-the-counter drugs, or dietary supplements. Poor communication of a patient’s medication-use history between community practitioners and emergency department personnel contributes to many adverse drug events and can be a potential source of harm to patients.
Positive Data on New Class of Anti-infectives Announced by NovaBay Pharmaceuticals at ARVO 2010
of NovaBay Pharmaceuticals’ (AMEX:NBY) Aganocide compounds were
presented during three poster sessions at the Association for Research
in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida.