Why are medication labels an important part of any patient safety program?
“A mix-up over sound-alike drugs is at the heart of a $1.5 million jury
award earlier this week stemming from a botched cataract procedure that
left a patient blind in one eye."
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Help prevent dangerous mix-ups like this by clearly labeling and color coding all medications.
Viscot Medical offers free customization and color coding on all medication labels
to tailor the medications specifically to your facility, specialty, or
even a specific physician. All Viscot medication labels are held to high
standards... read the full story here!
Are patients in U.S. hospitals safer than they were 15 years ago…? ‘The
unfortunate answer is no,’ Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, told a U.S. Senate
subcommittee last week.” … “Recent reports have suggested that the..." Read more here!
1. Sterile or non-sterile?
Are you marking within the operating room (sterile) or in your office
or pre-op settings (non-sterile)? Check the product number. If there’s
an “S” in the Viscot skin marker number that means the product is
sterile, “SR” means sterile with a ruler. If you need rulers with your
non-sterile marker we sell them sepreatly here.
2. What procedure am I doing?
