Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Institute for Safe Medical Practices

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), based in suburban Philadelphia, is the nation’s only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use.

ISMP represents over 30 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe, and continues to lead efforts to improve the medication use process. The organization is known and respected worldwide as the premier resource for impartial, timely, and accurate medication safety information.

Publications available at the site include:

Error-Prone Abbreviation List (PDF; 73 KB)
High-Alert Medication List (PDF; 51 KB)
Confused Drug Name List (PDF; 101 KB)
“Do Not Crush” List (PDF; 52 KB)
Textbook and Publication Errata

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