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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Follow ISMP guidelines to safeguard the design and use of automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 12, 2009;14:1-4.

STUDY

Origins of and solutions for neonatal medication-dispensing errors.

Sauberan JB, Dean LM, Fiedelak J, Abraham JA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:49-57.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Medication Safety Self Assessment for Automated Dispensing Cabinets.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2009.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:730-733.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

ISMP updates its list of drug name pairs with Tall man letters.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 18, 2010;15:1-3.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a barcode medication administration system in reducing preventable adverse drug events in a neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.

Morriss FH Jr, Abramowitz PW, Nelson SP, et al. J Pediatr. 2009;197:678-685.

STUDY

Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.

Chapuis C, Roustit M, Bal G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:2275-2281.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Shakespeare was on target—don't be a borrower or lender.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 19, 2009;14:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Vial Mistakes Involving Heparin.

Vanderveen T. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2009.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ASHP guidelines on the safe use of automated dispensing devices.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:483-490.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Oops, sorry, wrong patient! A patient verification process is needed everywhere, not just at the bedside.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 10, 2011;16:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't underestimate the impact of change on risk potential.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 11, 2008;13:1-3.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1148-1151.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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.

STUDY

Pharmacist workload and pharmacy characteristics associated with the dispensing of potentially clinically important drug-drug interactions.

Malone DC, Abarca J, Skrepnek GH, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:456-462.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

CMS 30-minute rule for drug administration needs revision.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 9, 2010;15:1-6.

COMMENTARY

Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497.

COMMENTARY

Automated dispensing cabinets.

Gaunt MJ, Johnston J, Davis MM. Am J Nurs. 2007;107:27-28.

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