The Danish Patient Safety Authority is responsible for the administration of the system for reporting inadvertent incidents within the health service, and helps to make sure that the knowledge gained from these incidents and complaints and liability suits is used preventatively. The incidents are administrated in the Danish Patient Safety Database.

• Focus on patient safety
  Focus on patient safety provides insight into our ongoing national patient safety efforts and is addressed to anyone who is interested in patient safety.
  Periodicity: twice a year
  Publication langage: Danish
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  What's new in the last Focus on patient safety?

  - Virtual theme day focusing on medication safety
  - Packaging, IT solutions and postcards in play - medicine efforts over a decade
  - Inspiration for medication review
  - Test your knowledge on medication safety
  - Smart on reported incidents: Mixing up medicines
  - Meet us at Practicing Dentists' Organisation (PTO) Clinic Day
  - Theme day on leadership, patient safety and adverse events
  - Informal meeting on pain management in general practice
  - Knowledge platform on patient safety on the way
  - New Danish Patient Safety Database under development

• Attention notes
  The Attention notes are issued when serious or fatal incidents are registered by the Danish Patient Safety Authority in the Danish Patient Safety Database.
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: Danish
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  What are the last medication attention notes?

  9 December 2022 - Prevent incorrect dosing: use morphine injection in the strength 10 mg/ml Read on (in Danish)…
  31 October 2022 - Risk of medication errors because 10 mg morphine tablets are in shortage Read on (in Danish)…
  13 December 2021 - Digoxin 250 micrograms is available again - be aware of the risk of incorrect doses. Read on…
  28 July 2020 - Risk of incorrect dosing due to shortage of Digoxin 250 micrograms Read on…
  15 January 2020 – Mix-up between AmBisome° and Fungizone° against fungal infections can have serious consequences Read on…
  2 July 2019 - Pradaxa° capsules should remain in the original package until use Read on…
  26 February 2019 - Doubt about dosing when switching between Tresiba° 100, FlexTouch° and Tresiba° 200, FlexTouch° Read on…
  9 November 2018 - Be aware of the risk of error dosing with the Xarelto° Starter Kit Read on...
  12 September 2017 - Bupivacaine must not be given intravascularly Read on...
  7 September 2017 - Observe correct dosage of methotrexate Read on...
  30 June 2017 - Be aware of the interaction between warfarin and miconazole oral gel Read on...
  16 December 2016 - Risk of confusion between Gardasil° and the MMR vaccine Read on...
  9 March 2016 - Dement patients and patches Read on... ; It goes wrong when the patch must be changed Read on...
  15 June 2015 - Pradaxa® capsules should remain in the blister pack until use Read on...

• Other publications
  Other publications are issued on request or when serious, fatal or repeated incidents are registred by the Danish Patient Safety Authority in the Danish Patient Safety Database.
  Periodicity: not applicable
  Publication langage: Danish
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  What are the last other publications?

  2014 - Insulin use - identification of adverse events and proposals for preventive measures Read on...
  2014 - Thematic Report on the observation of patients in hospitals Read on...
  2013 - Thematic Report on dose dispensing Read on...
  2013 - Medication in housing and other services for people with disabilities Read on...

• Medication Safety Bulletin
  The Medication Safety Bulletin (MSB) is published biannually (May and November) to serve as an educational publication to share issues related to medication safety.
  Periodicity: twice a year
  Publication langage: English
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Initiatives to Promote the Safe Use of Warfarin
  - New Territories West Cluster’s Sharing: “Beware of Different Combination Injections containing Long-Acting Insulin & GLP-1 Receptor Agonist with Different Maximum Daily Dose”

• Risk Alert
  A risk management newsletter for Hong Kong Hospital Authority healthcare professionals
  Periodicity: four issues by year
  Publication langage: English
  No subscription. Available for free download.
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Opening Message: Engaging clinical teams in patient safety
  - Sentinel Events (SEs) (3Q 2022): Wrong Part (Spinal Anaesthesia instead of General Anaesthesia); Retained Instruments / Material; In-Patient Suicide
  - Serious Untoward Events (SUEs) (3Q 2022)
  - Local Sharing: Intermittent vs Continuous infusion; Correct Patient Identification; Dangerous Drugs; Long-Term Steroid

• IMSN Medication Safety Bulletin
  Periodicity: biannual
  Publication langage: English
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - 2022 IMSN Conference– Save the date: 25th November
  - Hot topics near and far: World Patient Safety Day, Injectable meds, Oxytocin
  - Lithium Therapy Patient information booklet
  - Heads-Up
  - To err is human, to learn is divine... SDU unapproved/unrecognised abbreviation; Continuity of supply on discharge; Mix-ups with opioid release profiles

• The Medication Safety Minute
  1-min medication safety messages compiled by Eileen Relihan, Una Kennedy and Barry O’Connell from St. James’s Hospital, Dublin for their hospital prescribers.
  Periodicity: once a week
  Publication langage: English
  No subscription. Available on Twitter @medsafetymin
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  What's new in the last issue?

  Part 2 of our surgical prophylaxis series

• IMSN Safety Alerts
  IMSN medication safety briefings and alerts are published in the Pharmacy Journal and Clinical Indemnity Scheme Newsletter
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: English
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  What's the last alert?

  April 2020 - COVID-19 Drug Check Read on…
  November 2019 - IMSN Safety Alert: Risks with IV paracetamol (version 2, update of original alert published in January 2012) Read on…
  9 April 2019 - CycloGEST CytoTEC errors in pregnancy. Read on…
  08 January 2019 - Reducing harm from omitted & delayed Parkinsons Disease medication Read on…
  21 November 2017 - IMSN Safety Alert: Safe Use of Prostaglandin Analogues in Obstetrics Read on…
  7 April 2017 - IMSN Safety Alert: Risks associated with High-Strength Insulin Preparations Read on…
  October 2016 - IMSN Safety Alert on Allergy and Anaphylaxis to Known Drug Allergens (update of original alert published in October 2012) Read on…
  July 2016 - IMSN Safety Alert: Risk of Cross-contamination with Insulin Pens (update of original alert published in November 2013) Read on…
  July 2016 - IMSN Safety Alert: Confusion Risk with trastuzumab EMTANSINE (Kadcyla®) and trastuzumab (update of original alert published in July 2014) Read on…
  October 2015 - IMSN Safety Alert: IV Magnesium Sulphate in Obstetrics Read on…
  May 2015 - IMSN Safety Alert on Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) Read on…

• Boletim ISMP Brasil
  The ISMP Brasil Newsletter aims to disseminate relevant information on medication errors at all levels of health care. In each edition, topics of interest for institutions, health professionals and society are addressed.
  Periodicity: four to five issues by year
  Publication langage: Portuguese
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  What's new in the last issue?

  Potentially high-risk drugs for both ambulatory and long-term care facility use - Updated lists 2022

• Safety Alerts
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: Portuguese
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  What's the last alert?

  March 2023 - Prevent errors involving medications with similar names, spelling, sound, and packaging. Read on (in Portuguese)…
  January 2020 - Prevent administration errors involving vincristine Read on…
  March 2019 - Prevent administration errors with penicillins! Read on…
  January 2019 - Prevent administration errors involving syringes! Read on…
  April 2017 - Mix-up risk between vaccine vials Read on...
  August 2016 - Mix-up risk with vials of injectable potassium chloride Read on...
  28 April 2016 - Mix-up risk with flu vaccine vials Read on...

• ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin
  The purpose of the bulletins is to confidentially share the information received about medication incidents which have occurred and to suggest medication system improvement strategies for enhancing patient safety. The bulletins will also share alerts and warnings specific to the Canadian market place.
  Periodicity: 10 to 13 issues by year
  Publication langages: English and French
  No Subscription (excepted for commercial corporations or Government agencies).
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Penicillin Formulation Mix-Ups Lead to Potential Undertreatment of Syphilis
  - Canadian High-Alert Medication List: We Want to Hear from You!
  - Check the Syringe! Preventing Methotrexate Dose Errors

• ISMP Canada Alerts
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: English and French
  Available for free download or sent by e-mail to registered users.
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  What's the last alert?

  21 July 2022 - ALERT: Infusion Errors Leading to Fatal Overdoses of N-Acetylcysteine Read on…
  26 May 2022 - ALERT: Substitution Error with Tranexamic Acid during Spinal Anesthesia Read on...
  28 March 2022 - ALERT: Multipronged Strategy Required to Manage Shortage of Sterile Water for Injection Read on...
  6 May 2021 - ALERT: Rocuronium Vials Lack Recommended Warning on Ferrule Read on...
  15 October 2020 - ALERT: Risk of Inadvertent Reconstitution of Medications with Cleaning Products Read on...
  1 May 2020 - ALERT: Hand Sanitizers that Look Like Drinks Read on...
  7 December 2017 - ALERT: Polyethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol Mix-up Causes Harm Read on...
  9 September 2015 - ALERT: Methylene Blue Interaction Leads to Serotonin Syndrome Read on...
  31 March 2015 - ALERT: Shortage of Topical Epinephrine 1:1000 Poses Safety Risks Read on...

• SafeMedicationUse.ca Safety Consumer Newsletter
  SafeMedicationUse.ca provides a better way for consumers to report medication incidents and to get information about using medication safely.
  Periodicity: 8 to 10 issues by year
  Publication langages: English and French
  No Subscription. Available for free download or sent by e-mail to registered users.
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Methotrexate Injections and Your Medication List

• SafeMedicationUse.ca Safety Alert for Consumers
  SafeMedicationUse.ca provides a better way for consumers to report medication incidents and to get information about using medication safely.
  Periodicity: 8 to 10 issues by year
  Publication langages: English and French
  No Subscription. Available for free download or sent by e-mail to registered users.
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  What's the last alert?

  31 March 2014 - More Reports of Eye Injuries Involving Clear Care Read on...

• Ontario Critical Incident Learning Bulletin
  Funding for this bulletin and the associated knowledge translation project is provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
  Periodicity: four to five issues by year
  Publication langage: English
  No subscription. Available for free download.
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Strengthening Medication Reconciliation (MedRec) at Discharge

• Regular columns in professional journals
  From 1999 to 2010, ISMP Canada articles were published in regular columns that appear in the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (CJHP), in Hospital News, and less frequently in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal, the official publication of the Canadian Pharmacists Association.

   

  CACCN Dynamics

  CACCN Dynamics is a journal published by the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses.
  Publication langage: English
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  Healthcare Quarterly

  Healthcare Quarterly' objectives are to document and disseminate leading practices in health service delivery and policy development and to help Canadian health system managers anticipate and respond to changing environments, demands and mandates. Healthcare Quarterly’s target audience is decision and policy makers in governments, regions, networks, hospitals and facilities across Canada and internationally.
  Publication langage: English
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  Pharmacy Connection

  Pharmacy Connection is the official publication of the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
  Publication langage: English
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• ISMP España Boletin
  The contents of this newsletter with recommendations for prevention of medication errors have been made from the reports sent by health professionals to the medication errors reporting and learning programme financed by the Spanish Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality.
  Periodicity: 1 to 6 issues by year
  Publication langage: Spanish
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  What's new in the last issue?

  Top 10 Types of High Risk Medication Errors Reported in 2021

• ISMP España Alertas
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: Spanish
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  What's the last alert?

  April 2016 - Change in the presentation of Methotrexate Wyeth° 2.5 mg tablets to prevent medication errors Read on...
  12 July 2012 - Risk of error in the preparation of cabazitaxel (Jevtana°) Read on...

• Labeling/packaging prone to errors
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: Spanish
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  What are the last alerts?

  29 December 2022 - Confusion between ampoules of Amchafibrin° (tranexamic acid) 500 mg/5 mL and Flumazenil Altan° 0.5 mg/5 mL
  30 November 2022 - Confusion between Dexamethasone Kern Pharma° 4 mg/mL and Buscapine° 20 mg/mL (butylscopolamine bromide) ampoules
  11 August 2022 - Risk of dosing errors related to the labeling change of Noradrenaline B.Braun° ampoules and vials
  27 February 2022 - Confusion between the packaging of Etoposide Accord° 20 mg_mL and Gemcitabine Accord° 1000 mg
  23 February 2022 - Risk of confusion between packaging of Abacavir Tarbis° 300 mg and Valganciclovir Tarbis° 450 mg coated tablets
  30 December 2021 – Recall of the risk of confusion between ampoules of Fentanest° 0.15 mg/3mL (fentanyl) and Ondansetron Normon° 4 mg/2mL
  28 December 2021 - Confusion between Carbamazepine Normon° 200mg and Lormetazepam Normon° 2mg tablets
  26 November 2021 - Risk of confusion between Cuatrocrem° cream 30g, Celecrem° cream 30g and Lubristesic° ointment 25g
  20 October 2021 - "We were saying yesterday": confusion between Misofar° 25 and 200 micrograms vaginal tablets packaging and blister packs
  12 October 2021 -  Risk of confusion associated with the labeling of Medaxone° (ceftriaxone) 1 g vial and Zepilen° (cefazolin) 1 and 2 g vials
  8 September 2021 - Risk of confusion between Mycophenolate mofetil Accord° 250 and 500 mg and Mycophenolic Acid Accord° 180 and 360 mg
  26 August 2021 – Risk of confusion in the packaging of Gine-Canestén° 100 mg and 500 mg vaginal tablets
  14 August 2021 - Risk of errors associated with the labeling of Hepaxane° (enoxaparin) pre-filled syringes
  26 May 2021 - Risk of confusion between Tiaprizal° 100 mg / 2 mL (tiapride) and Metoclopramide Kern Pharma° 10 mg / 2 mL ampoules
  18 May 2021 – Recall of the risk of dosage errors associated with the labeling of Inhixa° (enoxaparin)
  28 March 2021 - Risk of dosing errors with Esbriet° (pirfenidone) 267 mg coated tablets
  30 December 2020 - Confusion between the packages of Cisatracurio Normon° 10 mg/5 mL and 20 mg/mL solution for injection
  26 December 2020 – Recall of the risk of confusion between Midazolam Normon° ampoules of 5 mg/5 mL and 15 mg/3 mL
  30 November 2020 - Risk of confusion between 10 mL plastic ampoules of Bupivacaine B. Braun° 2.5mg/mL, 5 mg/mL and 7.5 mg/mL
  28 November 2020 - Risk of dosage errors associated with the labeling of Inhixa° (enoxaparin)
  28 August 2020 - Confusion between the ampoules of Elgadil° 5 mg/mL (urapidil) and Eufilina° 200 mg/10 mL (theophylline) solution for injection
  20 August 2020 - Risk of confusion between Morphine B Braun° 1 mg/mL and 10 mg/mL solution for injection
  21 July 2020 - Dosage errors associated with the labeling of Heparin sodium Rovi° solution for injection
  28 June 2020 – Recall of the risk of confusion between Solinitrine Fuerte° 5 mg/mL amp 10mL and Noradrenaline Normon° 1mg/mL amp 10mL
  29 February 2020 - Risk of confusion between Syntocinón° 10 IU/1 mL (oxytocin) and Nuvacthen Depot° 1 mg/1 mL (tetracosactide) packages
  22 February 2020 - Confusion persists between packages and blister packs of Misofar° vaginal tablets of 25 and 200 micrograms (see previous alert of 30 June 2017)
  18 February 2020 - Still risk of confusion between the ampoules of Fentanest° 0.15 mg / 3 mL (fentanyl) and Ondansetron Normon° 4 mg / 2 mL and Petidine hydrochloride GES° 100 mg / 2 mL (see previous alert of 8 June 2016)
  6 December 2019 – Recall of the risk of confusion between ampuls of Tramadol Normon° 100 mg / 2 mL and Mepivacaine Normon° 2% solution for injection 2 mL (see previous alert of 23 November 2017)
  28 November 2019 - Change of the labeling of the ampuls of Suplecal° Mini-Plasco solution for injection 10 mL
  28 September 2019 - Recall of the risk of confusion between the 10 mL ampoules of 2% Mepivacaine and 2.5 mg / mL Levobupivacaine Normon
  23 August 2019 - Confusion between Midazolam Normon° ampoules of 5 mg / 5 mL and 15 mg / 3 mL
  14 August 2019 - Risk of confusion between ampoules of  Syntocinon° 10 IU/1 mL (oxytocin) and Synacthén° 0.25 mg/1 mL (tetracosactide)
  25 July 2019 - Risk of confusion between outer packages of Efavirenz Aurovitas° 600 mg and Abacavir/Lamivudine Aurovitas° 600 mg/300 mg coated tablets
  29 June 2019 – Recall of the risk of dosing errors with Nexavar° (sorafenib) tablets 200 mg
  22 June 2019 - Risk of confusion between 500 mL bottles of Glucose 5% and Glucose hypertonic 20% and 40% from Fresenius Kabi
  26 April 2019 - Confusion between the presentations of Mitomycin-C° 10 mg and 40 mg
  26 March 2019 - Still risk of intravenous administration of drinkable ampoules of Hydroferol° (calcifediol) 0.266 mg
  12 February 2019 - Risk of confusion between Ropivacaine° B. Braun 20 mg / 10 mL and 75 mg / 10 mL
  6 November 2018 - Confusion of the 10 mL plastic ampoules of Bupivacaine° B.Braun 2.5 mg / mL, 5 mg / mL and 7.5 mg / mL with those of Physiological Serum° B.Braun
  26 October 2018 - Risk of dosing errors associated with the labeling of Nucala° 100 mg vial
  20 October 2018 - Confusion between Fresubín° Original 500 mL and Fresubín° Original Fiber 500 mL
  5 June 2018 - Risk of dosing errors associated with the labeling change of Ranitidine Normon° 50 mg / 10 mL ampoules
  10 April 2018 - Risk of confusion between the capsules of Revlimid° 15 mg and Revlimid° 25 mg (lenalidomide)
  26 February 2018 - Risk of confusion between MicardisPlus° (telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide) tablets 40 mg/12.5 mg and 80 mg/12.5 mg
  15 February 2018 - "We said yesterday": omission in the administration of trimethoprim when using Soltrim° injectable (sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim)
  29 January 2018 - Recall of the risk of incorrect storage of vials of Zerbaxa° 1 g/0.5 g (ceftozolan/tazobactam)
  22 January 2018 - Dosage errors due to confusion between budesonide nebulizing ampoules of 0.5 mg / 2 mL and 1 mg / 2 mL (Budesonide Aldo-Unión° or Pulmicort°)
  9 January 2018 - "We said yesterday": confusion between Sandostatin° ampoules 0.05 mg (octreotide) and Sandimmun° 50 mg (ciclosporin)
  23 November 2017 - Confusions continue between the ampuls of Tramadol Normon° 100 mg / 2 mL and Mepivacaine Normon° 2% solution for injection 2 mL
  18 November 2017 - Risk of confusion between the packages of Etoposide Tevagen° 100 mg / 5 mL and Fludarabine Teva° 50 mg / 2 mL
  10 November 2017 – Risk of confusion between vials of CellCept° 500 mg (mycophenolate mofetil) and Meropenem Aurovitas° 1000 mg
  28 October 2017 - Confusion between oral ampuls of Hydroferol° (calcifediol) 0.266 mg and injectable ampoules of Furosemide Gesfur° 20 mg
  30 June 2017 - Confusion between the packs and the blisters of Misofar° vaginal tablets of 25 and 200 micrograms
  22 June 2017 - Risk of dosing errors with Sprycel (dasatinib) coated tablets 50 and 70 mg
  6 June 2017 - Confusion between IV Minibags Levobupivacaine Normon° 0.625 mg/mL 100 mL and Levofloxacin Normon° 5 mg/mL 100 mL
  16 February 2017 - Risk of confusion between ampuls of Ropivacaine GES° 2 mg/mL 10 mL and Magnesium Sulfate Genfarma° 1.5 g/10 mL
  26 January 2017 - Confusion between 10 mL plastic ampoules of Lidocaine B Braun° and Glucocemin° 33% Braun
  22 December 2016 - Confusion of Diclofenac Llorens° ampuls 75 mg / 3 mL with those of Metamizol Normon° 2 g / 5 mL and Flumil® 300 mg / 3 mL (acetylcysteine)
  12 October 2016 - Risk of dosage errors with Aspegic° injectable
  26 August 2016 - Risk of dosage errors with Nexavar° (sorafenib) tablets 200 mg
  5 August 2016 - Risk of inappropriate storage of vials Zerbaxa° 1 g / 0.5 g (ceftozolane / tazobactam)
  2 August 2016 - Continuing confusion between Alkeran° 2 mg (melphalan) and Leukeran° 2 mg (chlorambucil)
  1 August 2016 - Confusion between packages of Remifentanil Sala° vials 1 and 5 mg
  21 July 2016 - Risk of incorrect conservation Mekinist° 0.5 mg, 1 mg and 2 mg coated tablets (trametinib)

• ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care edition
  The Acute Care edition newsletter has been in circulation since 1996. It is a compilation of medication and device related errors, prevention recommendations and editorial content. It alerts practitioners and managers in a timely fashion to potentially hazardous situations that may contribute to adverse drug events.
  Periodicity: biweekly
  Publication langage: English
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Implement Strategies to Prevent Persistent Medication Errors and Hazards
  - Safety briefs: BD Alaris Pump shut off and did not infuse vasopressors; Be aware of error-prone abbreviations
  - National Poison Prevention Week: March 19-25, 2023

• ISMP Alerts
  In addition to a full suite of medication safety newsletters for healthcare professionals and consumers, ISMP makes available urgent medication advisories. These Safety Alerts address serious medication errors or information requiring immediate attention by healthcare practitioners.
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: English
  No Subscription.
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  What are the last alerts?

  9 January 2023 - Isoflurane Labeled “For Animal Use Only” in Cartons of Isoflurane Intended for Human Use. Read on…
  3 January 2022 - Medication Safety Issues with Newly Authorized PAXLOVID Read on…
  14 May 2021 - Barcode Scanning Error. Read on…
  27 January 2021 - HAZARDOUS SITUATION – PLEASE REACT IMMEDIATELY
  Certain Meitheal Pharmaceuticals cartons labeled properly as cisatracurium, but the vials within are mislabeled as phenylephrine but actually contain cisatracurium Read on…
  6 September 2018 - Check for Proper Nucala Dose Preparation Read on...
  24 April 2018 - Verapamil-Naloxone Look-Alike Vials Read on...
  23 April 2018 - Packaging Could Lead to Acetaminophen Overdoses Read on...

• National Alert Network (NAN) Alert
  ISMP joined with the other members of the National Coordinating Council on Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) to create a National Alert Network (NAN) that broadens the reach of alerts. The NAN warns healthcare providers through several national distribution channels of the risk for medication errors that have recently caused serious harm or death.
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: English
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  What are the last alerts?

  May 17, 2022: Potassium Chloride for Injection Concentrate in EXCEL Plastic Bags
  Read on…
  December 6, 2021: Age-Related COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Ups Read on…
  October 15, 2021: Mix-Ups Between the Influenza (Flu) Vaccine and COVID-19 Vaccines
  Read on…
  September 9, 2020: Dangerous Wrong-Route Errors with Tranexamic Acid. Read on…
  May 24, 2018: Safe handling of concentrated electrolyte products from outsourcing facilities during critical drug shortages Read on...
  12 October 2017: Severe hyperglycemia in patients incorrectly using insulin pens at home Read on...
  15 September 2016: Observe for possible fluid leakage when preparing parenteral syringes Read on...
  30 June 2015 - Move toward full use of metric dosing: Eliminate dosage cups that measure liquids in fluid drams. Use cups that measure mL Read on...
  23 March 2015 - Potentially dangerous confusion between Bloxiverz (neostigmine) injection and Vazculep (phenylephrine) injection Read on...

• ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Community/Ambulatory Care edition
  The Community/Ambulatory Care edition is targeted toward pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, physicians and other community health professionals. This newsletter provides timely information about medication-related errors and adverse drug reactions and their implications for community practice sites, and offers recommendations on how to improve medication safety within the community setting.
  Periodicity: montly
  Publication langage: English
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Shipping and Delivery Errors—Part I
  - Safety briefs: Enfamil multivitamin container labeling continues to cause concern; Missing administration time impacts compliance packaging

• ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Long-Term Care Advise-ERR
  The Long-Term Care Advise-ERR is a newsletter specifically tailored to the long-term care setting, which provides timely medication safety information to staff working with resident populations that are often elderly, frail, dependent, complex in nature, and fraught with many different illnesses and dysfunctions.
  Periodicity: monthly
  Publication langage: English
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Preventing Errors When Preparing and Administering Medications via Enteral Feeding Tubes
  - Clarification about the Do not Crush List
  - what’s in a Name? The “-cillin” drug stem name

• ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Nurse Advise-ERR
  The Nurse Advise-ERR is designed to meet the medication safety information needs of nurses who transcribe orders, administer medications, and monitor the effects of medications on patients. The newsletter offers detailed error reports and checklists of evidence-based error reduction strategies.
  Periodicity: monthly
  Publication langage: English
  On subscription only
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What's new in the last issue?

- Pump Up the Volume: How to Prioritize Events and Analyze Error Data
- Misprinted label on sodium chloride bag
- Safety Wires: Follow VIVITROL preparation instructions to minimize clogged syringes; HYDROmorphone administered via the wrong route

• ISMP Safe Medicine
  Safe Medicine is the US consumer health education newsletter that focuses specifically on the prevention of medication errors. This ISMP newsletter teaches consumers to become active partners with their healthcare providers and assume a leading role in ensuring safe medication use.
  Periodicity: bimonthly
  Publication langage: English
  On subscription only
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Having trouble finding medicines for children who have colds or the flu?
  - Advice from FDA: Dietary supplement education initiative
  - Safety Tips: Feeding tubes with ENFit connectors; “My Medicines List” available in English and Spanish

• ISMP Safety Video Newsletter Series
  October 15, 2017 - Episode #3
  April 1st, 2017 - Episode #2
  July 1st, 2016 - Episode #1

 

• Regular columns in professional journals
  

  Hospital Pharmacy

  Hospital Pharmacy is an independent, peer-reviewed journal, practitioner-focused and dedicated to the promotion of best practices and medication safety. This seminal column hosted since 1975 until 2019 by Hospital Pharmacy was the first regular publication on medication errors analysis and prevention.
  Access to ISMP Medication Error Report Analysis in Hospital Pharmacy archives: Read on...

  Journal of Emergency Nursing

  The Journal of Emergency Nursing is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), reaching emergency nurses, emergency/trauma departments and emergency department managers.
  Publication langage: English
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  Pharmacy Times

  Pharmacy Times is a clinically-based, monthly journal providing practical information pharmacists can use in their everyday practice.
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  Publication langage: English
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• VMI Praktijkprikkel
  A dynamic way on involving healthcare practitioners into patient safety attention so-called “Practice Stings”, meaning incentives about practice. With the consent of the reporter, case reports are presented with a short analysis. The described problem, selected by the possibility to occur at other organizations, is submitted to a specific survey on the problem and ways of preventing it. Its purpose is to raise awareness in other organizations and to stimulate them to consider in their own work environment what precautions are needed to prevent a similar incident from occurring.
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: Dutch, English translation since September 2021
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  What are the last VMI Praktijkprikkel?

  16 March 2023 -  Praktijkprikkel 2023-04: Medication changes in patients with dementia
  23 February 2023 - Praktijkprikkel 2023-03: Breaking loose pieces of inhalation capsule leads to patient concerns
  2 February 2023 - Praktijkprikkel 2023-02: Labeling syringes Read on…
  12 January 2023 - Praktijkprikkel 2023-01: Wrong prescription processing in the medicine roll Read on…
  21 December 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-26: Annual prescription of dual medication of antithrombotics Read on…
  8 December 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-25: Switching of HPV-vaccine Read on…
  23 November 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-24: Check of the setting of the infusion pump Read on…
  10 November 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-23: Prescribing standard order package
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  27 October 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-22: Dangerous dysregulation due to ciclosporin interaction with Panclamox° Read on...
  13 October 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-21: Understandable information about the medication Read on...
  27 September 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-20: Overdoses due to shortages of methotrexate tablets Read on…
  15 September 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-19: Confusion of testosterone injectable forms
  1^st September 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-18: Chronic nitrofurantoin use Read on…
  18 August 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-17: Wrong PCA Pump Read on…
  4 August 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-16: Contraceptive injection at the wrong injection site Read on…
  21 July 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-15: A snag in medicine substitution Read on…
  7 July 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-14: Qutenza° patches and occupational exposure Read on…
  23 June 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-13: From hospice back to home Read on…
  9 June 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-12: Medication on the bedside table Read on…
  25 May 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-11: Medication patch not removed in time Read on…
  12 May 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-10: Why are things going wrong with the EpiPen?
  28 April 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-09: Wrong computer settings Read on…
  14 April 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-08: Anaphylaxis in known chlorhexidine allergy Read on…
  1^st April 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-07: Communication in a foreign language
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  17 March 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-06: Unclear administration instruction Results of the survey published July 2022
  3 March 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-05: Nortriptyline overdose due to inadequate first dispensing Read on… 
  17 February 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-04: Import of medicines that cannot be delivered Read on… 
  3 February 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-03: Other strength delivered Read on…
  19 January 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-02: Problems when instilling Nevanac° 3 mg/ml eye drops. Read on…
  6 January 2022 - Praktijkprikkel 2022-01: Inadequate handover after discharge from hospital
  20 December 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-25: Difficulties with substitution with gliclazide modified release tablets Read on…
  10 December 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-24: Medication from home in the hospital Read on…
  26 November 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-23: Wrong drug prescribed Read on…
  11 November 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-22: Suicide risk and dispensing larger quantities Read on…
  29 October 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-21: Antithrombotics and neuraxis blockage Read on…
  14 October 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-20: Substitution of fentanyl lozenges with sublingual tablets Read on...
  4 October 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-19: Mix-up amphotericin B Read on…
  16 September 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-18: Importance of derived contraindication in medication monitoring Read on...
  2 September 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-17: Prescribing medication for the unborn child Read on...
  17 August 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-16: Discharge medication around the weekend Results of the survey published March 2022
  3 August 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-15: Unclear control over the treatment
  21 July 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-14: Hepatitis B vaccine interchangeability
  7 July 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-13: Insufficient control of a running infusion
  23 June 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-12: Risky to substitute two insulins at the same time by biosimilar preferential products
  8 June 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-11: Confusion between drugs containing estradiol/norethisterone 2mg/1mg
  25 May 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-10: Confusion between Humalog° and Lyumjev°
  12 May 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-09: Dosing incidents with Oramorph°
  21 April 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-08: An error often does not stand alone
  9 April 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-07: (Near) errors after not performing a double check when preparing medication for administration
  24 March 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-06: Crushing high-risk drugs
  10 March 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-05: Dual anticoagulation with no expected duration of treatment
  24 February 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-04: Contraindication bariatric surgery
  10 February 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-03: Incorrect start date of an Individualized Distribution System (GDS)
  27 January 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-02: Opioids and laxatives
  12 January 2021 - Praktijkprikkel 2021-01: Electronically prescribing nasal sprays. Results of the survey published March 2021
  23 December 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-19: Mix-ups between Fraxiparine° and Fraxiparine Forte°
  9 December 2020 – Praktijkprikkel 202O-18: Back to the “old” normal practices used before Covid-19 pandemic
  25 November 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-17: Confusion in the dosage of nystatin in the patient leaflet
  November 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-16: Allergen extracts
  28 October 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-15: Imported medicines: mix-up between acenocoumarol 1mg and imported Sintrom° 4 mg tablets
  16 October 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-14: Amoxicillin and allergy
  17 September 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-13: Unclear dosage of prescribed imipenem / cilastatin
  September 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-12: Incorrectly entered height and underdosing of cytostatics
  August 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-11: Incidents related to the use of syringe pumps
  July 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-10: Feedback of medication change message and the delivery confirmation to the doctor
  7 July 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-09: Risk with an individualized administration plan. Results of the survey published July 2020
  June 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-08: Risks with repeat service
  28 May 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-07: Dealing with prescriptions for non-everyday medicines
  7 May 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-06: Barcode final check and change of medication
  April 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-05: Partial delivery of high-risk medication due to drug shortages
  31 March 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-04: Mix-up between two forms of benzylpenicillin: sodium benzylpenicillin and benzathine benzylpenicillin
  20 February 2020 - Praktijkprikkel 202O-03: Dosing advice based on incorrectly entered value
  6 February 2020 – Praktijkprikkel 202O-02: Starter packaging of direct oral anticoagulants
  20 January 2020 – Praktijkprikkel 202O-01: Discharge discrepancies with automated medication dispensing

• Toxicologie Maroc
  Periodicity: four to six issues annually
  Publication langage: French
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Azithromycin related errors in Covid-19 patients
  - Be careful of the risks of using vitamin d in children for Covid-19 prevention

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  Doctinews

  Publication langage: French
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• Medication Safety Watch
  Medication Safety Watch is a bulletin for all health professionals and health care managers working with medicines or patient safety. Medication alerts and safety signals provide information and actions about high-risk medicines and situations. They are issued to health care staff, managers and organisations.
  Periodicity: four issues by year
  Publication langage: English
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  What's new in the last issue?

  - Reducing the risk of error and patient harm with low-dose oral methotrexate
  - What’s new? Update on the safe use of opioids collaborative; Making strong opioids safer for patients
  - What to do with patients' own medicine in hospital?
  - Incidents and cautions: Sodium citrate or sodium chloride?
  - Upcoming alert: a draft alteplase/tenectaplase alert will be sent out in the near future

• Alerts & Patient Safety Signal
  The alerts produced by the Commission are recommendations relating to either internationally recognised or locally identified high risk medicines or situations. Alerts are sent out directly to relevant health care providers with the latest information and advice on particular topics of concern.
  Periodicity: as needed
  Publication langage: English
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  What's the last Alert or Safety Signal?

  20 October 2021 – Medication Alert 19: Baclofen oral liquid Read on…
  11 March 2020 -Medication Alert 18: Thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke Read on…
  26 September 2019 - Transdermal patch alert updated Read on…
  13 Mar 2019 - Changes to the labelling of Bicillin LA° Read on...
  19 July 2017 - Open Book ALERT: Prescribing error – dabigatran and enoxaparin Read on...
  6 July 2017 - Transdermal patches and burns: Commission’s transdermal patch medication Alert 15 published in 2013, updated list of transdermal patches available in New Zealand (June 2017) Read on...
  6 July 2017 - Injectable phenytoin incidents – risk of death and severe harm Read on...
  12 June 2017 - ALERT 17: Alteplase or tenecteplase? Read on...
  24 February 2017 – Pharmacy Council Safety Alert - Caution Required with Compounded Oral Liquid Formulations Read on…
  30 September 2015 - Safety Signal: Risk of serious adverse drug reactions Read on...
  3 September 2014 - ALERT: Transdermal patches Read on...
  5 August 2014 - ALERT: Metoprolol Read on...

• Patient Safety Alerts
  Patient safety alerts are issued via the Central Alerting System (CAS), a web-based cascading system for issuing alerts, important public health messages and other safety critical information and guidance to the NHS and other organisations, including independent providers of health and social care.
  Periodicity: as needed
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  What are the last medication safety alerts?

  10 January 2023 - Use of oxygen cylinders where patients do not have access to medical gas pipeline systems Read on…
  5 April 2022 - Inadvertent oral administration of potassium permanganate. Read on…
  25 August 2021 - Elimination of bottles of liquefied phenol 80% Read on…
  14 July 2021 - Inappropriate anticoagulation of patients with a mechanical heart valve. Read on…
  14 June 2021 - Letter to women and girls taking sodium valproate. Read on…
  6 August 2020 - Risk of death from unintended administration of sodium nitrite Read on…
  1^st April 2020 - Interruption of high flow nasal oxygen during transfer Read on…
  28 November 2019 - Risk of death and severe harm from ingesting superabsorbent polymer gel granules. Read on…
  5 November 2019 - Depleted batteries in intraosseous injectors Read on…
  9 August 2018 - Resources to support safe and timely management of hyperkalaemia. Read on…
  17 April 2018 - Risk of death or severe harm from inadvertent intravenous administration of solid organ perfusion fluids Read on...
  9 January 2018 - Risk of death and severe harm from failure to obtain and continue flow from oxygen cylinders Read on... (Updated on 19 June 2018)
  9 November 2017 - Confirming removal or flushing of lines and cannulae after procedures Read on...
  27 September 2017 - Risk of severe harm and death from infusing total parenteral nutrition too rapidly in babies Read on... (Updated on 6 March 2019) Read on...
  11 August 2017: Resources to support safe transition from the Luer connector to NRFit for intrathecal and epidural procedures, and delivery of regional blocks Read on...
  5 July 2017 - Risk of death and severe harm from ingestion of superabsorbent polymer gel granules Read on...
  6 April 2017 - Supporting the safety of girls and women being treated with valproate Read on...
  16 November 2016 - Risk of severe harm and death due to withdrawing insulin from pen devices Read on...
  9 November 2016 - Risk of death and severe harm from error with injectable phenytoin Read on...
  3 October 2016 - Reducing the risk of oxygen tubing being connected to air flowmeters Read on...
  7 September 2016 - Restricted use of open systems for injectable medication Read on...
  17 August 2016 - Resources to support the care of patients with acute kidney injury Read on...
  20 April 2016 - Patient safety incident reporting and responding to Patient Safety Alerts Read on...
  8 February 2016 - Risk of severe harm or death when desmopressin is omitted or delayed in patients with cranial diabetes insipidus Read on...
  26 October 2015 - Support to minimise the risk of distress and death from inappropriate doses of naloxone Read on...
  18 August 2015 - Addressing antimicrobial resistance through implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship programme Read on...
  27 May 2015 - Risk of death or severe harm due to inadvertent injection of skin preparation solution Read on...
  1st April 2015 - Managing risks during the transition period to new ISO connectors for medical devices Read on...
  19 January 2015 - Harm from using Low Molecular Weight Heparins when contraindicated Read on...

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Prescrire International
Periodicity: 11 times a year
Publication langage: English
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What's new in the last issue?

- Elasomeran (Spikevax°) and covid-19 in children aged 6 to 11 years. Same multi-dose presentation for children, adolescents and adults, exposing to various errors, for example by confusion between the volumes to be drawn according to the age of the primary vaccination or the booster
- Oral vitamin D supplementation: dangerous overdoses caused by errors. Factors contributing to errors include: lack of awareness of the danger, overestimation of situations requiring supplementation, high concentrations of certain solutions, differences in doses and rates of administration from one specialty to another, substitution of solutions, unsuitable or defective dosing devices, etc. Read on…
- Anagrelide: thrombosis following discontinuation. Warn patients of the risks of thrombosis, sometimes fatal, linked to interruptions in treatment during medical procedures or to forgetting to take several doses
- Consultation on proprietary drug names. Concerned about the harmful consequences of trade names that lead to errors or confusion, Prescrire closely follows the policy of prevention of this risk undertaken by drug agencies, particularly in Europe. Read on…
- Depakine°, France's first class-action lawsuit involving a health product. In a judicial aspect of this avoidable health disaster, the Association for the support of parents of children suffering from anticonvulsant syndrome (Apesac) obtained the recognition of lack of information and vigilance

La revue Prescrire
Periodicity: monthly plus a yearly supplement in French devoted to drug interactions
Publication langage: French
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What's new in the last issue?

- Recombinant covid-19 beta variant adjuvanted vaccine (Vidprevtyn beta°), booster. The reconstitution step and the presentation of this vaccine in a multi-dose vial are prone to errors. Read on (in French)…
- Dexamethasone oral solution (Dexliq°). Graduations on the oral syringe in milligrams rather than milliliters are welcome as they avoid errors associated with dose conversion calculations
- Menotropin (Menopur°) in pre-filled multidose pens. Be aware of the risk of errors when selecting the dose
- Paliperidone in semi-annual injections (Byannli°). To prevent errors due to confusion between the multiple extended-release injectable forms of paliperidone, specify on the prescription, in addition to the international non-proprietary name (INN): the name of the speciality, the dosage and the administration schedule; and check their consistency when dispensing
- Mepolizumab (Nucala°). Inadequate unit dose for some dosages, requiring 2 or 3 successive injections
- Weekly subcutaneous methotrexate (Nordimet°) and Crohn's disease (continued). Prevent errors in injection timing by systematically writing on the prescription and on the box the day of the week chosen for the weekly injection of methotrexate
- Paliperidone in monthly injections: no more effective than haloperidol. Do not mix up the three extended-release injectable forms of paliperidone, which are not interchangeable
- Medication errors in children. Analysis of more than 2,000 medication errors in children reported between 2013 and 2017 to the French Medicines Agency (ANSM) Medication Error database, of which more than 650 resulted in serious adverse events. Read on (in French)…
- Learning from Healthcare Error Experiences. Breastfeeding, sometimes long: consider it and inform women of the risks of taking medication. In the same way that women of childbearing age are asked about a current or future pregnancy, it is prudent to discuss breastfeeding, even several months after delivery, before prescribing, dispensing or administering a drug