We all have a different skill set and a unique way we approach things. How we approach the topic of medication safety on a day

Be bold about showcasing your medication safety improvements.  Share them with the front-line staff, administration and medical Staff. Don’t minimize what your department or Medication

I recently got a call from someone who wanted to run something by me. She had handled Tramadol and experienced a fairly immediate and severe

Fentanyl patches continue to be prescribed inappropriately for patients who are opioid naive. Pharmacists have a responsibility to review all fentanyl patch orders for appropriateness.

When I first “officially” started in the medication safety world, I held primary ownership for the MERP. As a pharmacist, I could clearly identify vulnerabilities

Last week’s blog posed the question “Is your medication safety program effective?”. There is a lot that goes into making a medication safety program effective,

Do you have a medication safety program? Every hospital would most likely answer yes. Is your medication safety program effective and do meaningful improvements come

This past week I was on the other side of patient care as a patient’s family member. I arrived a few hours before she was