September 10, 2014: Support for the Safe Use of Insulin
Insulin is a commonly prescribed antihyperglycemic agent that continues to be one of the top high-alert drugs implicated in medication errors, as identified from incidents voluntarily submitted to ISMP Canada’s medication incident reporting programs. ISMP Canada has leveraged learning from these incidents to further support healthcare practitioners in preventing medication errors involving administration of subcutaneous insulin by undertaking a knowledge translation project that developed interventions and safeguards.
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