Color coding may help cut down on medical errors in the OR. Using color-coded, peel-off labels to match medication vials and delivery syringes can sharply boost accuracy and efficiency during surgery, ...

Redesigning medication labels for intravenous medication bags could help prevent medication errors from happening in the operating room, according to a study in the Journal of Patient Safety. For the ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At a meeting today of the United States Pharmacopeia’s (USP) Nomenclature Expert Committee, the Consortium for the Advancement of Patient Safety (CAPS) presented results of ...

Preventable patient harm remains a pressing issue in healthcare, with medication errors posing a significant threat. These ...

John Wiederspan is well aware of how things can go wrong in the high-pressure, high-stakes environment of an operating room. “During situations such as trauma or a patient doing poorly, there’s a real ...

Labeling problems can lead to a recall, particularly when a drug is missing its expiration date labels--or some of the paper label pieces end up in vials. That is the ...

Multi-dose vials boast advantages of reduced costs and less unused medication waste. But regulatory guidelines geared toward infection control can hinder providers from achieving such benefits.