Implement Safeguards for “High-Alert” Meds
May 2024
You’ll see a new Canadian list of “high-alert” medications.
This new list from ISMP Canada highlights drugs that are most likely to cause serious harm if used in error.
It’s similar to the US ISMP high-alert med list...but compiled mostly from drug error reports from Canadian workplaces and advice from Canadian practitioners.
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