Problem: ISMP has repeatedly stressed the importance of never using parenteral syringes to prepare or administer small volumes of oral/enteral products; instead, an oral syringe should always be used.

Oral medication administration in older adults encompasses a range of challenges and innovative solutions aimed at improving therapeutic outcomes in an ageing population. Age-related physiological ...

Standard MM.5.10 (formerly TX.3.6) Medications are safely and accurately administered. Policies and procedures must identify health care staff who may administer medications with or without ...

Every year, people around the world consume 3.8 trillion doses of medication, an astonishing number. Most of them are ...

A recent report by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices says that despite past warnings, serious medical errors continue to occur when parenteral syringes are used to administer oral ...

There are many treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS). Doctors may prescribe medications that can be injected, infused, or swallowed in pill form. While there isn’t a cure for the autoimmune ...