Patient Safety Tools and Resources

USP's Drug Error Finder

A free tool for accessing look–alike/sound–alike drug names

Posters/Presentations

On medication errors in various settings, medication safety initiatives, and the impact of practitioner experience on official drug standards.

Congressional testimonies

By USP executives on reducing medication errors.

Published articles

USP Patient Safety Newsletters

• USP Drug Safety Review
• USP Medication Safety Review
• Error Watch
• CAPSLink
• Practioners' Reporting News
• USP Quality Review

Alerts

On specific drug products based on medication error reports received by USP.

Recommendations and resources

USP Survey on Tablet/Capsule Identification