ISMP & FDA team up
Executive Summary
Institute for Safe Medication Practices enters into agreement with FDA to conduct a joint educational campaign to eliminate potentially harmful drug and medical abbreviations; the campaign is scheduled to launch in the first half of 2006. ISMP plans to use presentations, direct mail, and online resources to reach the target populations: healthcare professionals, medical writers and the pharmaceutical industry. After an initial push in the first half of 2006, the educational resources will remain available indefinitely online, ISMP says...