For an overview of the Medication Error Reporting Program, click here . Medication error reports can also be submitted online. User facilities report medical device related serious injuries only to the manufacturer. For more information about Medical Device Reporting, check the FDA MDR web page . The information presented below is provided by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices .
All medication errors are preventable as are many adverse drug reactions.
One of the most important ways to prevent adverse drug events is to share information about them along with prevention recommendations. Please use this forum to communicate information about interesting medication errors and preventable adverse drug events as they occur at your practice site. An emphasis is placed on events that have a high educational value. Report adverse drug events in confidence to ISMP via E-mail. If published on the ISMP web site, all identification, other than country of origin, will be removed to assure confidentiality is maintained.