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ISMP Issues Warning about Possible Safety Issues with Newly-Authorized Paxlovid

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has identified possible error risks with Paxlovid, which recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate...

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Medication Safety Group Issues Alert on COVID-19 Antiviral

This article appeared on the Becker’s Hospital Review website on January 4, 2022.

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Press Coverage

Making Clinical Trials More Successful

This article appeared on the MedCity News website on December 23, 2021.

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Press Coverage

Beware Flu and COVID Vax Mix-Ups and Other Medication Errors

This article appeared on the MedPage Today website on December 9, 2021.

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News Release

National Alert Network (NAN) Warning Issued about Age-Related COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Ups

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program has been receiving a steady stream of reported mix-ups between the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for ...

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News Release

The Just Culture Company and ISMP Announce Creation of Honorary Judy Smetzer Scholarships

Starting in 2022, The Just Culture Company will award three annual scholarships to honor Judy Smetzer, BSN, RN, vice president at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP).

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Global patient safety nonprofit releases guidance for navigating supply chain disruptions caused by faulty syringes from China

The FDA has been warning healthcare providers and the public about malfunctioning plastic syringes made in China since November 2023. The affected syringes are leaking, cracking, and breaking –...

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ECRI names new Chief Technology Officer Darryl Goss to spearhead technology advancements

ECRI, an independent, nonprofit patient safety organization that provides technology solutions and evidence-based guidance to healthcare decision-makers, has named Darryl Goss its new Chief Techno...

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Increase in ransomware attacks to healthcare's vulnerable remote access systems threatens patients

Nonprofit patient safety organization releases hazard report, recommendations Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting vulnerable remote access systems in healthcare, with several high-profile...

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