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Patient Safety Resource Center

The mission of the ASHP Center on Patient Safety is to foster fail-safe medication use in health systems through the leadership of pharmacists. The Center fulfills its mission through advocacy, education, and research.

For questions, comments, or more information about the ASHP Center on Patient Safety please contact Kasey K. Thompson.

What’s New

ASHP Recommends Hospitals Take Key Steps To Improve Safety (PDF)

Pharmacy-Nursing Shared Vision for Safe Medication Use in Hospitals: Executive Summary Session (PDF)

Landmines and Pitfalls of Computerized Prescriber Order Entry

Drug Product Problem Reporting

FDA’s Medwatch — Online or 1-800-FDA-1088

Medication Error Reporting

USP-ISMP MER Program:

FDA’s Medwatch — Online or 1-800-FDA-1088

Other Resources

Books, Articles, and Relevant References
Drug Shortages Resource Center
Medication Safety Issue Briefs
Medication-Use Safety Coordinator Information
Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Systems
Safemedication.com
ASHP’ consumer Web site
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