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Start the new year off right by preventing these top 10 medication errors and hazards.

January 29, 2020

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 16, 2020;26(2):1-6.

Medication errors routinely challenge patient safety. This newsletter article analyzes incidents submitted to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in 2019 and highlights those that are persistent, yet manageable, if known practice and system changes are implemented.

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