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We are undertaking an independent evaluation to examine how ISMP Canada’s work has contributed to improving medication safety across Canada. The findings will support organizational learning, accountability, continuous improvement, and future planning.

This survey asks about your awareness and use of ISMP Canada's medication-safety products and activities, how they have informed your work, and their influence on medication safety practices and improvements. The results will help assess the reach, usefulness and contribution of ISMP Canada's work and identify opportunities for future improvement.

The survey should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes, depending on your responses. You may skip any question that you do not wish to answer.

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Thank you for helping us advance across Canada.

L’ISMP Canada mène présentement une évaluation indépendante afin d’examiner dans quelle mesure le travail de l’ISMP Canada a contribué à améliorer la sécurité des médicaments à travers le Canada. Les conclusions de cette évaluation serviront à favoriser l’apprentissage organisationnel, la responsabilisation, l’amélioration continue et la planification future.

Ce questionnaire porte sur votre connaissance et votre utilisation des ressources et des activités de l’ISMP Canada en matière de sécurité des médicaments, sur la manière dont elles vous ont servi dans votre travail, ainsi que sur leur influence sur les pratiques et les améliorations en la matière. Ces résultats permettront d’évaluer la portée, l’utilité et la contribution du travail de l’ISMP Canada, ainsi que de cerner les possibilités d’amélioration futures.

Ce questionnaire devrait vous prendre environ 10 à 15 minutes, selon vos réponses.

Afin de passer au sondage, veuillez cliquer sur le lien suivant.

📲 https://surveys.ggi.ca/S2/362/ISMP/?mod=0&lang=fr

Today is and the WHO's theme for this year is, safe care for noncommunicable diseases. Medication safety is critical to people with long-term conditions such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and others. People with these conditions rely on medications to manage their health and quality of life. We all have a part to play in "Safe care for life!"

Watch this video for more information: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-patient-safety-day/2026 #

World Patient Safety Day 2026 In 2026, the campaign focuses on safe care for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), with the slogan “Safe care for life!”.

💊 Some medications can make your skin more sensitive to sunlight, which can make you more likely to burn.

Look for a sun warning sticker on your prescription vial and make sure you are protected from the sun! 🔆

If you are not sure if your medications have this risk, ask your pharmacist or primary care provider!

Read this newsletter for more sun safety tips! https://safemedicationuse.ca/newsletter/sunsensitivity.html

⚠️ Teva Canada Limited is recalling one lot of the non-prescription drug Novo-Gesic Forte 500 mg (acetaminophen) due to the potential presence of phenolic resin or epoxy which, if ingested, may cause injury to the digestive system. The affected product was supplied to pharmacies in 1,000-count bottles and was dispensed to patients in smaller quantities.

✍ Report any health product-related side effects or complaints to Health Canada.

Read more about what you should do if you have these pills: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/generic-acetaminophen-teva-recalled-because-it-may-contain-foreign-material

We are undertaking an independent evaluation to examine how ISMP Canada’s work has contributed to improving medication safety across Canada. The findings will support organizational learning, accountability, continuous improvement, and future planning.

This survey asks about your awareness and use of ISMP Canada's medication-safety products and activities, how they have informed your work, and their influence on medication safety practices and improvements. The results will help assess the reach, usefulness and contribution of ISMP Canada's work and identify opportunities for future improvement.

The survey should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes, depending on your responses. You may skip any question that you do not wish to answer.

📲 https://lnkd.in/gZPFQPEa

Thank you for helping us advance across Canada.

Sometimes, patients are asked to use a pharmacy that is different from where they get their prescriptions filled normally. This could be a specialty clinic, a mail service, or a requirement from an insurer.

If you need to fill a prescription at a different pharmacy,
✳️ Share an updated list of all your medications, food and drug allergies, and the name of your regular pharmacy.
✳️ Tell your usual pharmacy that you also receive medications through a different pharmacy.

If you experience a medication error while using a different pharmacy, let us know at www.mederror.ca 📲

✋ Certain scenarios need the pharmacy to discontinue a previous prescription. This could be due to a new dose of a medication or a new medication that is replacing an old one.

ISMP Canada received a report from a patient who received the old dose of their medication after it had been changed.

Ask your prescriber to write the changes on the prescription for example, an increase⬆, a decrease⬇, a stop 🛑, etc. Check your prescription at pick up to ensure you have the ✅ right dose!

Follow this link for a Best Possible Medication History Guide:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/BPMH-Interview-Guide.pdf

✏ It's that time of year! Getting ready for back to school can mean school supplies and making lunches but it also means making sure your child's vaccines are up-to-date.

Ensure your child is protected with these safety tips about vaccines: https://mederror.ca/newsletters/back-to-school-catching-up-on-your-childs-vaccinations/