Skip Navigation
The Collection >
Tablet splitting: Do it only if you "half" to, and then do it safely.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 18, 2006;11:1-2.

This alert presents the risks involved with tablet splitting and outlines several recommendations for providers to increase safety.
Free full text icon indicating hyperlink to external website
white box
Related Resources
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2005;40:556-557.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:725-728.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
To be safe, keep track of pills.
Foreman J. Los Angeles Times. September 4, 2006:F3.
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.
View all related resources...
white box
Download: Adobe Reader   email icon Email
tan box
Find Related Resources by...
Resource Type   
style=
Target Audience  
style=
Clinical Area  
style=
Safety Target  
style=
Approach to Improving Safety  
style=
Origin/Sponsor  
white box