Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

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

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.

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.

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.

Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Implementation and Use of Smart Infusion Pumps

Developed in 2020 to help healthcare facilities standardize smart infusion pump technology.

Guidelines for the Safe Use of Automated Dispensing Cabinets

Standard best practices and processes directly associated with ADC design and functionality.

Guidelines for Safe Electronic Communication of Medication Information

Strategies to safely present drug information in various electronic formats.

Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous Insulin Use in Adults

Address at-risk behaviors and unsafe practices in the inpatient setting and during transitions of care.

Safe Practice Guidelines for Adult IV Push Medications

Best practice recommendations to standardize safe administration of parenteral IV push medications.

Guidelines for Timely Administration of Scheduled Medications (Acute)

For acute care organizations developing or revising policies and procedures.

Guidelines for Standard Order Sets

Incorporate these elements when designing paper-based or electronic order sets.