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Collaborative Opioids (Narcotics) Project (a collaborative medication safety initiative of ISMP Canada, the Health. Quality Council of Alberta, and the Alberta Regional. Pharmacy Directors) and those involving deaths related to potassium chloride.9,10 The storage and labelling guidelines in the Calgary Health Region apply and use of labels meeting the following standards, which are consistent with those established by. ASTM International (ASTM), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the. Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP):. 1. Label Content: The drug's generic name and concentration for syringe labels, and ISMP GUIDELINES. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is known and respected worldwide as the premier resource for impartial, timely, and accurate medication safety information. ISMP is unique in its extensive knowledge and understanding of the system-based causes of medication errors, based largely on The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. ISMP represents over 30 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe, and continues to lead efforts to improve the medication use process. The organization is known Nov 11, 2008 Based on analysis of actual medication errors, pharmacy-generated labels, and the studies mentioned above, ISMP has developed a draft set of guidelines for community and mail order pharmacy prescription packages as a basic approach toward the prevention of errors related to label misinterpretation. ISMP is also in the process of finalizing guidelines about electronic communication and best practices for safe insulin. For example, the organization has received more than 100 reports about accidental administration of neuromuscular blockers, and inadequate labeling or unsafe storage play a major role in most of these guidelines www.ismp.org/Tools/guidelines/labelFormats/comments/default.asp. Perform Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on packaging and labeling of new drugs being considered for addition to pharmacy stock. Use FDA/ISMP-recommended tall man lettering on repackaged products. Identify stock bottle labels