Institute for Safe Medication Practices
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors. ISMP is known and respected as the gold standard for medication safety information. For more than 30 years, it also has served as a vital force for progress. ISMP’s advocacy work alone has resulted in numerous necessary changes in clinical practice, public policy, and drug labeling and packaging. Among its many initiatives, ISMP runs the only national voluntary practitioner medication error reporting program, publishes newsletters with real-time error information read and trusted throughout the global healthcare community, and offers a wide range of unique educational programs, tools, and guidelines. In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest healthcare quality and safety institutions in the world. As a watchdog organization, ISMP receives no advertising revenue and depends entirely on charitable donations, educational grants, newsletter subscriptions, and volunteer efforts to pursue its life-saving work. Learn more at www.ismp.org.www.ismp.org
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Oct 13, 2026
Jeannine BlakeGUEST
That's a really great question, especially-- So in the US, uh, the use of DERS in a drug library is really commonplace.
Jeannine BlakeGUEST
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has recommended its use for many years now.
Jeannine BlakeGUEST
It, it gives us a chance to catch a programming error as long as it falls outside of what is the parameters are that pharmacy has set in that dose error reduction system.
Jeannine BlakeGUEST
So it's a really valuable safety net, and when clinicians are using the drug library and those limits are clinically meaningful for the patient population, then it can really reduce the risk of error.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
I am delighted to welcome my special guest, Dr. Rita Ju, to this episode of the NASP podcast.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
Dr. Rita Ju is president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, or ISMP, where she leads national efforts to prevent medication errors.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
She brings more than 25 years of advancing medication safety and pharmacy operations, guiding hospitals through automation, sterile compounding, and clinical transformation.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
She has held various leadership possessions, including Director of Pharmacy at UCSF Health, Executive Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Nutrition Services at CHOC Children's, and Clinical Manager at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
Of course.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
It's my pleasure to join you here.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
So many of our listeners may have heard of ISMP, but may not know much about the organization.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
Can you tell us who is IMP and what is its mission? Of course, yes.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
I am delighted to welcome my special guest, Dr. Rita Ju, to this episode of the NASP podcast.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
Dr. Rita Ju is president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, or ISMP, where she leads national efforts to prevent medication errors.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
She brings more than 25 years of advancing medication safety and pharmacy operations, guiding hospitals through automation, sterile compounding, and clinical transformation.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
She has held various leadership possessions, including Director of Pharmacy at UCSF Health, Executive Director of Pharmacy and Clinical Nutrition Services at CHOC Children's, and Clinical Manager at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
Of course.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
It's my pleasure to join you here.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
So many of our listeners may have heard of ISMP, but may not know much about the organization.
Sheila ArquetteHOST
Can you tell us who is IMP and what is its mission? Of course, yes.