[...] Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I'm not sure if this non-profit "independent watchdog organization" has been posted before. Looks very interesting to our cause. Institute for Safe Medication Practices http://www.ismp.org "About Us" http://www.ismp.org/about/default.aspx Consumer Error/Hazard Reporting https://www.ismp.org/errorReporting/reportErrortoISMP.aspx ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare (No mention of benzos! ) High-alert medications are drugs that bear a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when they are used in error. Although mistakes may or may not be more common with these drugs, the consequences of an error are clearly more devastating to patients. https://www.ismp.org/communityRx/tools/ambulatoryhighalert.asp Interesting tidbit ... Ongoing Collaborations and Relationships Food and Drug Administration ISMP is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) MedWatch Partner. ISMP reviews all FDA MedWatch reports which contain information about medication errors. As a MedWatch partner, ISMP also promotes FDA’s initiatives to reduce adverse drug reactions. http://www.ismp.org/about/ismp_collab.aspx It certainly appears to be an organization worth reaching out to. Anyone heard of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Their consumer website. Consumer MedSafety http://www.consumermedsafety.org/ WHAT TYPES OF ERRORS AND OTHER EVENTS SHOULD BE REPORTED? Medication errors, near misses, or hazardous situations that should be reported include, as well as bad reactions, but are not limited to: Receiving the wrong drug, strength, or dose of medication that was ordered for you Being prescribed a drug to which you were allergic Having an unexpected reaction to a drug because you were taking another drug or food that shouldn't be eaten while taking the drug Taking a drug incorrectly because you did not understand how or when to take it Developing an already known but unexpected side effect because the provider did not give clear or full instructions on how to properly take the drug. For example, if you got an upset stomach because you were not told to drink a full glass of water when taking your medicine or getting sunburned because you were not counseled that the drug requires you to stay out of sunlight. A problem with equipment used to give the medication such as with IV (intravenous) pumps, PCA (patient controlled analgesic) pumps, and insulin pens, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[...] Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm bumping this. It's important. I should've chosen the following attention grabbing subject line. (Mods, maybe you can change it for me, thanks). *** Important! *** Let's all report our bad benzo experiences here Consumer MedSafety http://www.consumermedsafety.org/ WHAT TYPES OF ERRORS AND OTHER EVENTS SHOULD BE REPORTED? Medication errors, near misses, or hazardous situations that should be reported include, as well as bad reactions, but are not limited to: = Receiving the wrong drug, strength, or dose of medication that was ordered for you = Being prescribed a drug to which you were allergic = Having an unexpected reaction to a drug because you were taking another drug or food that shouldn't be eaten while taking the drug = Taking a drug incorrectly because you did not understand how or when to take it = Developing an already known but unexpected side effect because the provider did not give clear or full instructions on how to properly take the drug. For example, if you got an upset stomach because you were not told to drink a full glass of water when taking your medicine or getting sunburned because you were not counseled that the drug requires you to stay out of sunlight. = A problem with equipment used to give the medication such as with IV (intravenous) pumps, PCA (patient controlled analgesic) pumps, and insulin pens, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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