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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...

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

Standardization and Smarter Logic Needed to Prevent Drug Name Selection Errors

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

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

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ISMP Announces Three Additions to 2024-2025 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

New Items Focus on Tranexamic Acid, Transitions in Care, and Vaccines

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ISMP Announces 2024 Just Culture Scholarship Recipient

Great River Health Receives Scholarship, Two Runner Up Teams

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ISMP Updates High-Alert Medication List

Changes Include Addition of Tranexamic Acid Injection

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Changes to Childhood Vaccine Recommendations Threaten Public Health

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HANYS Marketplace partners with ECRI to improve patient safety and reduce preventable harm in healthcare

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ECRI Names Cottage Health Winner of 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award

Innovative blood management initiative recognized for reducing waste through proactive interfacility transfers. ECRI, a nonprofit organization advancing the safety and quality of healthcare, has ho...

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