Ch 14 Medication Safety and Error Prevention

Academy or Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)

Organization of managed care professionals who strive to support the appropriate use of medications

American society of health-system pharmacists (ASHP)

An association of pharmacists, pharmacy students, and technicians practicing in hospitals and health care systems, including home health care; has a long history of advocating for patient safety and establishing best practices to improve medication use

Automated dispensing system (ADS)

Electronic system used to dispense medications

institute for safe medication practices (ISMP)

A nonprofit organization devoted entirely to promoting safe medication use and preventing medication errors; it gathers information on drug errors and suggests new, safer standards to avoid such errors

Medication error

Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm

Medication error prevention

Methods used by pharmacy, medicine, nursing, and other allied health professionals to prevent medication errors

Institute for healthcare improvement (IHI)

A nonprofit organization committed to the improvement of healthcare by promoting promising concepts through safety, efficiency, and other patient-centered goals

MedMARx

A national internet accessible database that hospitals and health care systems use to track adverse drug reactions and medication errors

MedWatch

A program established by the FDA for reporting drug and medical product safety alerts and label changes; the program also provides a voluntary adverse event reporting system for medications, medical products and devices

National coordinating council for medication error reporting and prevention (NCCMERP)

Founded by the US pharmacopeia, this is an independent council of more than 25 organizations gathered to address interdisciplinary causes of medication errors and strategies for prevention

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

An organization that offers national certification for pharmacy technicians in the US

Risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS)

A strategy for managing a known or potential serious risk associated with a drug or biological product

Society for the education of pharmacy technicians (SEPhT)

A national pharmacy technician organization that promotes the education and training of pharmacy technicians; it provides links to medication safety and quality practices for technicians

United States pharmacopeial (USP) convention

An independent organization that strives to ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and dietary supplements by setting standards and certification processes