ISMP Canada

ISMP Canada ISMP Canada is a national non-profit, dedicated to the prevention of harm from medications.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada is an independent national not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of medication safety in all healthcare settings. We work collaboratively with the healthcare community, regulatory agencies and policy makers, provincial, national and international patient safety organizations, the pharmaceutical industry and the public to promote safe medication practices. ISMP Canada's mandate includes analyzing medication incidents, making recommendations for the prevention of harmful medication incidents, and facilitating quality improvement initiatives. Information about ISMP Canada's work with Canadians to prevent medication incidents is available at: www.ismp-canada.org; and also at www.SafeMedicationUse.ca, a website designed for consumers.

📢 Join us for our next Med Safety Exchange! Webinar Outline:✅ Transition of the National System for Incident Reporting (...
01/06/2026

📢 Join us for our next Med Safety Exchange!

Webinar Outline:
✅ Transition of the National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR)
✅ Safety Concerns with Labelling of IV Fluids
✅ Strategies to Mitigate Fluoropyrimidine Toxicity

Register now for this on Wed. January 28 at 12 PM ET.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fIUUlBxWQoGzQ38ExRDpHg #/registration

📢 Free Trial for Ontario Pharmacies! 📢 Looking for an online medication safety and incident management platform that sup...
01/05/2026

📢 Free Trial for Ontario Pharmacies! 📢

Looking for an online medication safety and incident management platform that supports your AIMS reporting requirements?

ISMP Canada presents the enhanced Community Pharmacy Incident Reporting (CPhIR) platform!

Easily support your AIMS activities:
✍️ Report incidents and good catches efficiently
✅ Seamless submission to the NIDR
💡 Track and analyze trends
📋 Document CQI meetings and action plans
🛡️ Complimentary access to the Medication Safety Self-Assessment (MSSA)

Discover how CPhIR can help strengthen your pharmacy’s safety culture and compliance with AIMS.

👉 Visit https://w20.cphir.ca/Reporting/freetrial.php today to learn more and take advantage of your free trial!

🚨 Attention: Community Pharmacists!📄 not all phenytoin dosage forms are interchangeable? While the drug is the same, so...
01/05/2026

🚨 Attention: Community Pharmacists!

📄 not all phenytoin dosage forms are interchangeable? While the drug is the same, some formulations provide different amounts of phenytoin and take effect more quickly than others. This can affect patients’ response and lead to negative outcomes, as recently reported to the NIDR.

Tips to manage medication shortages:
✅Verify that the replacement product has the same characteristics intended as the original medication. Not all medications with the same name are interchangeable.
✅Keep patients informed of medication changes
✅Monitor patients carefully when switching between different formulations medications

🔗 Interested in how to best navigate drug shortages? Learn more here:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/ISMPCSB2012-03_Drug_Shortages.pdf

01/05/2026

📢 New Workshop!
Join us on March 30, 2026 for the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification: Advancing CQI in Community Pharmacies Virtual Workshop!

This one-day, interactive workshop is designed for community pharmacy staff dedicated to enhancing medication safety through proven Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) strategies.

✨ Workshop Highlights:
- Earn a Lean/Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification, a credential that strengthens your CQI expertise

- Learn practical CQI tools you can apply immediately

- Improve medication safety practices in your pharmacy

👉 Reserve your spot today: ismpcanada.ca/education

12/29/2025

Exciting ! Our in-person workshops are back and better than ever!

💡 Want to learn and grow as a team? Explore how your team can dive into Incident Analysis and Proactive Risk Assessment together.

📧 Contact us at education@ismpcanada.ca for group discounts and more info!

12/22/2025

Join us to learn about the newly updated Interview Guide in this interactive & engaging Medication Reconciliation & Best Possible Medication History workshop!

Learn clinical pearls about how to collect the most accurate list of meds from a patient or caregiver!💊

✅Register today!➡️ismpcanada.ca/education
🗓️March 14, 2026

Have a safe and healthy holiday season!
12/19/2025

Have a safe and healthy holiday season!

ISMP Canada is updating the Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Hospital (MSSA-Hospital) and is seeking hospital sites...
12/17/2025

ISMP Canada is updating the Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Hospital (MSSA-Hospital) and is seeking hospital sites for testing.

Who? Acute care hospitals providing medical services for both inpatients and outpatients
What? Validation testing for the updated MSSA-Hospital
Where? Hospital teams from all provinces and territories across Canada
Why? Opportunity to evaluate the safety of your medication management systems and provide feedback
When? Validation testing will likely run from the end of January to mid-February 2026.
How? Please email Ambika.Sharma@ismpcanada.ca if you’re interested

Thank you for your efforts to improve patient and medication safety!

Supplement: New Learning from an Analysis of Incidents Related to PaxlovidThis supplement describes learning from a rece...
12/17/2025

Supplement: New Learning from an Analysis of Incidents Related to Paxlovid

This supplement describes learning from a recent analysis of incidents related to Paxlovid, which is used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults at high risk for progression to severe disease. New learning is shared to help improve drug interaction management and prescription transfer communication.

Learn more: https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/incidents-paxlovid/

SUPPLEMENT: Mix-Ups between Diclectin and DicetelThis supplement aims to raise awareness of the look-alike/sound-alike p...
12/16/2025

SUPPLEMENT: Mix-Ups between Diclectin and Dicetel

This supplement aims to raise awareness of the look-alike/sound-alike pair, Diclectin (a combination of doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride) and Dicetel (pinaverium bromide), and to share prevention and mitigation strategies.

Learn more:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/ISMPCSB2025-i12-supp1-Dicetel-Diclectin-Mixups.pdf

12/15/2025

WORKSHOP: Dive deep into Incident Analysis & Proactive Risk Assessment for at our upcoming !🚑

✅Register today to boost your expertise in safety!➡️ismpcanada.ca/education
🗓️February 26 & 27, 2026

We are proud to celebrate a milestone for medication safety in Canada. Our ISMP Canada co-founder, David K. U, has been ...
12/12/2025

We are proud to celebrate a milestone for medication safety in Canada. Our ISMP Canada co-founder, David K. U, has been invested as a Member of the Order of Canada, recognizing his dedication to reducing preventable harm from medications and strengthening patient safety across healthcare settings.

🎉 Congratulations David!

Photo credit: PO 2 Louis Dubé, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2025

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