ISMP Announces 27th Annual Cheers Award Recipients

Awardees Focused on Vaccine Safety, Opioid Management, Technology The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce the 27th Annual Cheers Award winners, who have worked to si...

ISMP Releases Bi-Annual Report on Vaccination Errors that Reveals Mistakes with Newer Vaccines

As this year’s cold and flu season is underway and new COVID variants continue to emerge, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is raising awareness that more needs to be done to reduc...

ISMP Welcomes Jana O’Hara as New Director of Consulting and Education

Organization also Congratulates Two Longtime Nurse Leaders on Retirement

National Alert Network Issues Warning about Possible Mislabeled Overwrap of Premixed IV dexmedeTOMIDine Bags

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has received a report of a Hikma premixed IV product with an overwrap labeled acetaminophen injection that may have contained a dexmedeTOMIDine fo...

ISMP Issues Call to Action to Prevent Errors with Automated Dispensing Cabinets

Standardization and Smarter Logic Needed to Prevent Drug Name Selection Errors

ISMP Updates List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations

Revised Tool Can Help Healthcare Organizations Update Their Own “Do Not Use” Lists