List of Error-Prone Abbreviations

This list includes abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations that have been frequently misinterpreted and involved in harmful or potentially harmful medication errors.

Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Identify patient safety risks with web-based surveys and dashboards.

Top 10 Medication Errors and Hazards from 2020

Top 10 Medication Errors and Hazards that appeared in the ISMP Medication Safety Alert! during 2020.

Risk Control Strategies for Reducing Patient Harm with HYDROmorphone

Strategies for healthcare practitioners to avoid fatal HYDROmorphone-morphine mix-ups.

Building a Smart Infusion System Drug Library

Use this guide to build and integrate the library with the electronic health record.

Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

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

Worksheet for the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

Analyze your current status with implementation.

High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings

Medications requiring special safeguards to reduce the risk of errors and minimize harm.

List of Confused Drug Names

Also known as the Look-alike and sound-alike (LASA) list.

Worksheet for the ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Community Pharmacy

Analyze your current status with implementation.

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.

Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man (Mixed Case) Letters

Drug name pairs or larger groupings that look similar utilize bolded uppercase letters to help draw attention to the dissimilarities in look-alike drug names.