Hazardous medications in the ambulatory setting

PLEASE NOTE:   Posts made to this forum should not be considered as the expressed opinions of, nor should be considered endorsed by, the Medication Safety Officer’s Society (MSOS) or the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). 

Make sure your email is up-to-date
In order to continue to receive updates from MSOS, as well as forum posts and other valuable information as a member of MSOS, please be sure to update your email address with us, whenever it changes. If you need assistance doing so, please send an email to jrufo@ismp.org

1 post / 0 new
Rachel Fortin
Rachel Fortin's picture
Offline
Last seen: 6 hours 42 min ago
Joined: 02/07/2023 - 08:31
Hazardous medications in the ambulatory setting

Looking to see if anyone else has developed any take home resources regarding hazardous medications that are dispensed in the retail setting for caregivers. Inpatient we have warnings to nurses at the ADC and many resources available. But for patients who are being discharged home with a hazardous medication they or a caregiver may be manipulating (ie: crushing or opening for g-tube administration) that level of hazard (especially reproductive hazard) may not always be communicated in the drug monograph that is dispensed (Thinking along the lines of a pregnant person as a caregiver). We are exploring ways to communicate this, but would love to hear what others may be doing.

Thanks!
Rachel

Tags: