News tagged continuous-quality-improvement

USP Prescription Container Labeling Chapter is Now the Official Standard

Topics: Prescription label

The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter <17> Prescription Container Labeling, published in the USP 36–NF 31, became an official standard on May 1, 2013.

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USP Revises Logo to Represent Updated Mission Statement and New Strategic Plan

Topics: Pharmacies and Continuous quality improvement

United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has a developed a new logo representing the organization’s updated mission statement. 

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ASHP Joins NABP and APhA to Partner in Leadership of Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation

Topics: Pharmacies and Continuous quality improvement

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has joined the governance body of the Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA). 

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Medication Error Reporting: CQI Programs Offer Avenue to Vital Follow-Up

Topics: Continuous quality improvement

Originally published in the January 2011 NABP Newsletter Patient safety advocates have long emphasized the importance of documenting medication errors as a crucial tool in preventing future adverse medical events. Even before the Institute of Medicine’s landmark 1999 report, “To...

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Medication Error Reporting: CQI Programs Offer Avenue to Vital Follow-Up

Topics: Continuous quality improvement

Originally published in the January 2011 NABP Newsletter Patient safety advocates have long emphasized the importance of documenting medication errors as a crucial tool in preventing future adverse medical events. Even before the Institute of Medicine’s landmark 1999 report, “To...

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Kansas News: Continuous Quality Improvement

Topics: Continuous quality improvement

Published in the September 2009 Kansas State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter In July 2008, the Board of Pharmacy began requiring each retail pharmacy to establish a continuous quality improvement (CQI) program. Hospital pharmacies are exempt from establishing a CQI because...

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Kansas News: Continuous Quality Improvement

Topics: Continuous quality improvement

Published in the June 2009 Kansas State Board of Pharmacy newsletter In July 2008, KSA 65-1695 began requiring each pharmacy to establish a continuous quality improvement (CQI) program. Effective April 10, 2009, KAR 68-19-1 required that each CQI program meet...

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Kansas News: Changes in Incident Reporting

Topics: Continuous quality improvement and Pharmacist in charge

Published in the December 2008 Kansas State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter On September 24, 2008, a public hearing was held on proposed changes to the Incident Report Regulation. These changes were necessary to ensure continuity between this regulation and the...

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