The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has prepared a Statement on Preventing Medication Errors in Pharmacies and Long-Term Care Facilities . Through Reporting and Evaluation .
Medication errors are just one of the problems or challenges associated with the use of medications.
The National Coordinating Council on Medication Error Reporting and Prevention is a coalition of medical, pharmacy, nursing, and other organizations with an interest in medication errors. This organization has issued a series of recommendations for prevention of medication errors throughout the medication use process. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices is an organization dedicated to improving the safe use of medications. ISMP provides consulting services to organizations and issues a medication error newsletter. The National Patient Safety Foundation is an organization dedicated to prevention of all types of medical error.