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Recommendations

Recommendations

List of Confused Drug Names

Also known as the Look-alike and sound-alike (LASA) list.

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List of Error-Prone Abbreviations
Recommendations

List of Error-Prone Abbreviations

This list includes abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that have been frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful or potentially harmful medication errors.

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Tools

Tools

Worksheet for the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

Analyze your current status with implementation.

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Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals
Guidelines

Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

Consensus-based best practices for issues that continue to cause fatal and harmful errors.

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High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings
Recommendations

High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings

Medications requiring special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.

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Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy
Guidelines

Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy

Developed to identify, inspire, and mobilize adoption of consensus-based Best Practices for specific medication safety issues in community pharmacy that can cause patient harm.

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Tools

Tools

Worksheet for the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy

Analyze your current status with implementation.

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Recommendations

Recommendations

Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man (Mixed Case) Letters

Drug name pairs or larger groupings that look similar utilize bolded uppercase letters to help draw attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names.

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Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative and Procedural Settings
Guidelines

Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative and Procedural Settings

Developed to support hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and other procedural locations in addressing identified national gaps in perioperative and procedural medication safety.

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Guidelines for Sterile Compounding and the Safe Use of Sterile Compounding Technology
Guidelines

Guidelines for Sterile Compounding and the Safe Use of Sterile Compounding Technology

Identify best practices to support safe use of technology and automation in sterile compounding.

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High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Care Settings
Recommendations

High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Care Settings

Medications requiring special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.

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Tools

Tools

Assess-ERR™ Medication System Worksheet for Community Pharmacy

Collect critical information after a medication error or near-miss occurs. Identify, prioritize, and record problems in your facility's medication use system.

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