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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Promethazine conundrum: IV can hurt more than IM injection!

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 2, 2006;11:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Scanner beep only means the barcode has been scanned.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 30, 2011;16:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Results of ISMP survey on high-alert medications: differences between nursing, pharmacy, and risk/quality/safety perspectives.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 9, 2012;17:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To protect against drug errors, ask questions.

Brody JE. New York Times. January 2, 2007:F7.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The 'second victims' of medication errors begin to gain support.

Blum K. Pharm Pract News. November 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Barcode technology flaws put some patients at risk.

US News & World Report. July 3, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Your attention please... designing effective warnings.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 24, 2006;11:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safety in ASCs: putting patients first.

Dix K. Today's Surgicenter. December 1, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Practitioners agree on medication reconciliation value, but frustration and difficulties abound.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 13, 2006;11:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Handwritten-prescription ban puts pharmacists in awkward position as "enforcers."

Ostrom CM. Seattle Times. June 22, 2006:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Generic drug names: fertile ground for errors?

Wynn P. Drug Topics Supplements. August 8, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safety still compromised by computer weaknesses.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 25, 2005;10:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

What pilots can teach hospitals about patient safety.

Murphy K. New York Times. October 31, 2006:F5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

ISMP 2007 survey on high-alert medications. Differences between nursing and pharmacy perspectives still prevalent.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 17, 2007;12:1-3.

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Survey on LASA drug name pairs: who knows what’s on your list and the best ways to prevent mix-ups?

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 21, 2009;14:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

USP drug safety review: medication errors involving NMBAs.

Santell JP. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). May 22, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Error-prone conditions that lead to student nurse-related errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 18, 2007;12:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reducing patient harm from opiates.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 22, 2007;12:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A cure for scrawl: doctors being encouraged to switch to e-prescriptions.

Cohen R. Star-Ledger. August 12, 2007;Business section:1.

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