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ISMP’s List of High-Alert Medications - ALBOP
www.albop.comInstitute for Safe Medication Practices www.ismp.org Institute for Safe Medication Practices Classes/Categories of Medications adrenergic agonists, IV (e.g., epinephrine)
Tallman Letters - Institute For Safe Medication Practices
www.ismp.orgInstitute for Safe Medication Practices Since 2008, ISMP has maintained a list of drug name pairs and trios with recommended, bolded tall man (uppercase) letters to help draw attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names. The list includes mostly generic-generic drug name pairs, although a few brand-brand or
ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin - Institute for Safe ...
www.ismp-canada.orgThe Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) is an independent national nonprofit agency established for the collection and
ISMP Guidelines for Safe Preparation of Compounded Sterile ...
www.ismp.orgISMP Guidelines for Safe Preparation of Compounded Sterile Preparations Institute for Safe Medication Practices description of the compounding steps Beyond-use date (BUD) and storage requirements Quality control procedures (e.g., pH, filter integrity, and visual inspection) Sterilization method, if applicable (e.g., filter, steam, or dry heat)
2017 ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous ...
www.ismp.organd nurses conducted by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), intravenous (IV) insulin ranked first, and ... optimize treatment by increasing the dose of insulin, dosing errors, and dose omissions.6,7 Stress from an illness ... with diabetes.10 The mortality rate in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis is about 5%, and for ...
Deprescribing: Managing Medications to ... - ismp …
www.ismp-canada.orgDeprescribing: Managing Medications to Reduce Polypharmacy Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada A KEY PARTNER IN REPORT MEDICATION INCIDENTS Online: www.ismp-canada.org/err_index.htm
Enoxaparin - Institute For Safe Medication Practices
www.ismp.orgClean an injection site 2 inches to the right or left of the ... Do not double the dose to catch up ... stool and urine may be checked for blood Signs of bleeding Public Health Advisory Unusual pain, swelling, discomfort (may also be a sign of a clot) Unusual or easy bruising
MEDICaMENtOS POtENCIaLMENtE PERIgOSOS ... - ismp …
www.ismp-brasil.org5 REFERêNCIaS bIbLIOgRáFICaS 1. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. ISMP’s list of high-alert medications in long-term care (LTC) settings.
ISMP’s List of ConfusedDrug Names T
www.ismp.orgHyalgan Healon hydrALAZINE hydrOXYzine Hydrea Lyrica HYDROcodone oxyCODONE Hydrogesic hydrOXYzine HYDROmorphone morphine hydrOXYzine Hydrogesic hydrOXYzine hydrALAZINE. Institute for Safe Medication Practices 5 * Brand names always start with an uppercase letter. Some brand names incorporate tall man letters in initial characters and may …
Medication Safety
www.ismp.orgISMP Medication Self Assessment™(Huntingdon Valley, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices, 2000). Available at: www.ismp.org. 2. Judy L. Smetzer,“Preliminary Key Findings from the ISMP Medication Safety Self AssessmentTM Will Be Used to Determine Provider Training Needs.” Article in development. Tool 1 TOC and Summary 12/2/02 4:07 ...
Institute for Safe Medication Practices ISM P’s List of ...
www.ismp.orgHCT hydrocortisone Mistaken as hydrochlorothiazide Use complete drug name HCTZ hydrochlorothiazide Mistaken as hydrocortisone (seen as HCT250 mg) Use complete drug name MgSO4** magnesium sulfate Mistaken as morphine sulfate Use complete drug name MS, MSO4** morphine sulfate Mistaken as magnesium sulfate Use complete drug name