Medication Safety and Medication Handling

Medication Safety and Medication Handling 

ISMP (Institute for Safe Medical Practices) - http://www.ismp.org/ - website is an excellent resource to study to prevent medication errors. The website contains: 

• Medication Safety tools and resources 
• New standard concentrates of neonatal drug infusions 
• Tall man lettering 
• High alert medication list 
• Pathways to medication safety 

Guidance on individuals who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or attempting to conceive or father a child. Please refer to section on “Medical Screening and Surveillance; Alternative Duty” of ASHP Guidelines on Handling Hazardous Drugs  

Chemotherapy and other medications that require special handling and safety suggestions 

• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2010-167/pdfs/2010-167.pdf  
• http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hazdrug/  

For compounding technicians 

• https://achcu.com/compounding-pharmacy-tools/  

Environmentally Safe Medication disposal 

• https://www.fda.gov/drugs/disposal-unused-medicines-what-you-should-know/drug-disposal-drug-take-back-locations  

Nuclear Pharmaceuticals 

• http://rpd.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/12/rpd.ncr213.abstract