USP Drug Safety Review

USP Drug Safety Review cover The USP Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety publishes an article on medication errors every other month in Drug Topics. This regular column titled "USP Drug Safety Review" features reports and data findings from USP's two medication error reporting programs—MEDMARX® and the Medication Errors Reporting (MER) Program. The column provides healthcare practitioners with useful information to assist in efforts to improve medication safety.


USP Drug Safety Review Archives

2005

February 21: Medication error trends for 1999–2003  (95KB)

2004

December 13: Drug shortages may result in errors  (86KB)
October 25: Errors involving PCA pumps  (94KB)
August 23: Radiology department: Source of serious med errors  (70KB)
July 26: Pediatric population requires vigilance to ensure safety  (92KB)
June 21: Improving patient identification  (81KB)
May 17: Similarities in products can lead to errors  (58KB)
April 19: Medication errors in the patient's home  (72KB)
March 22: Medication errors associated with preprinted orders  (54KB)
February 23: Medication errors in the emergency department  (65KB)
January 26: Medication errors involving geriatric patients  (83KB)

2003

December 8: Top 10 drug products involved in medication errors  (77KB)
November 17: Distractions contribute to medication errors  (65KB)
October 20: The dangers associated with vaccinations  (68KB)
September 15: Error risks associated with computer order entry  (66KB)