ISMP Canada

03/09/2026

📢 New Workshop

In partnership with The Value Collaborative, join us on March 30, 2026 for the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification: Advancing CQI in Community Pharmacies Virtual Workshop.

Designed for community pharmacy professionals looking to strengthen medication safety and Continuous Quality Improvement practices.

✨ Earn your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
🔧 Gain practical CQI tools
💊 Improve medication safety

👉 Register now: ismpcanada.ca/education

🎉 Group discount: Send 5+ people, get 10% off! 🙌
🎓 Student discount: 50% off for first 3 students

03/04/2026

📢 New in BMJ Open Quality: Best possible medication history interview guide: a rapid scoping review

This review was aimed at strengthening medication reconciliation and improving patient safety. This work in partnership with GeriMedRisk reviewed the evidence for questions and procedures to gather accurate and reliable medication histories — a critical step in preventing medication errors and optimizing care transitions.

🔍 Why it matters:
✔️ Compiles the research about "best possible medication histories" and medication reconciliation from around the world
✔️ Reviews the evidence for questions and procedures for the best possible medication history
✔️ Highlights the role of virtual care and digital health in the best possible medication history
✔️ Improves the quality of medication reviews
✔️ Reduces risk of adverse drug events
✔️ Supports safer prescribing practices

🔗Access the BPMH interview guide in English and French: https://ismpcanada.ca/resource/bpmhinterviewguide/

📖 Read the full open-access article for practical insights clinicians and quality improvement teams can apply: https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/15/1/e004015

03/03/2026

Thank you to all of the teams across Canada!

03/02/2026

Medication incidents such as omissions, duplications, and dosing errors can often be prevented with the right knowledge and practical tools. 💊

Our and workshop is designed to help you strengthen your skills and apply strategies that support safer medication practices across care settings.

🎥 Take a moment to watch the video to learn three good reasons to attend and how this workshop can make a difference in your daily practice.

🔔 Register today: ismpcanada.ca/education
📅 March 14, 2026
📅 May 1, 2026

👩‍⚕️ For:
Nurses, pharmacists, techs, EMS, care coordinators, managers & more!

🎉 Group Discount:
Send 5+ people, get 10% off! 🙌

We look forward to seeing you there.

02/24/2026

SUPPLEMENT: Standardize Units of Measure in the Expression of Levothyroxine Strength Across All Sources of Drug Information

ISMP Canada recently received a near-miss report involving a discrepancy between different units of measure for expressing the strength of levothyroxine. Opportunities exist for harmonization among sources of drug information, which would reduce the risk of dosing errors associated with miscalculation or conversion.

Learn more: https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/standardize-units-of-measure-for-medication-strength/

02/23/2026

🚀 Advance CQI in your pharmacy!

Join ISMP Canada, in partnership with The Value Collaborative, for the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification virtual workshop on March 30, 2026.

💊 Boost medication safety | 🔧 Master practical CQI tools | ✨ Earn your Yellow Belt Certification

👉 Reserve your spot now: ismpcanada.ca/education

02/16/2026

🎥 Hear it from our participants! ✨

Our Medication Reconciliation ( ) & Best Possible Medication History ( ) Workshop is making a real difference in practice! 💊🔎

🌟 Watch the video to see their feedback and insights!

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

Education - from ISMP Canada.

02/13/2026

Teva Canada Ltd. is recalling two lots of Seasonique and one lot of Seasonale prescription birth control pills, as a precautionary measure, after receiving a complaint that a Seasonique package was missing an entire blister card of pills.

For more information, Health Canada has published this information ➡️ https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/seasonique-and-seasonale-birth-control-pills-are-being-recalled-due-possibility

02/09/2026

❗Do you take MAR-Amlodipine 5 mg tablets? Health Canada has issued an advisory because some bottles may contain the wrong tablets.

The correct tablets are off-white and have 8 sides. The wrong tablets are round and white. See the image below.

If your bottle contains any unusual tablets or if you are unsure, return it to your pharmacy.

If you are unable to get a replacement immediately, continue taking your medication as directed but do not take the round tablets.

Contact your health care professional or call 911 if you are dizzy, have unusually high blood pressure or slow heartbeats.

Seek immediate medical attention if you have chest pain, a sudden headache, an inability to move or feel a part of your body, or impaired speech.

More information from Health Canada: https://bit.ly/3ZUyYOW

02/09/2026

💡 Hear from your peers!

Chandan, a from Alberta, shares how our Incident Analysis & Proactive Risk Assessment workshop helped him improve medication safety and proactive risk management in his practice.

📌 Don’t miss out – secure your spot today! ➡️ ismpcanada.ca/education

🗓️ March 26 & 27, 2026

✅ Practical tools you can implement immediately
✅ Learn from real-world scenarios
✅ Strengthen your pharmacy’s CQI efforts

Education - from ISMP Canada.

02/05/2026

NEW RELEASE! The 2026 edition of the MSSA-LTC Improvement Agenda is now available!

The 2026 Improvement Agenda presents an overview of data submitted by over 500 long-term care homes across Ontario in 2025.

Access it here:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/ISMP-Canada-MSSA-LTC-Improv-Agenda-Feb2026.pdf

02/05/2026

⚠️ Attention: Community Pharmacies!

💊 ISMP Canada recently received a report of an event involving a mix-up between the medications trimipramine and trimebutine.

These two medications are used for very different indications, and a mix-up can potentially lead to patient harm.

To prevent similar incidents:

✅ Perform a clinical check to ensure the medication, indication, and dose are appropriate for the patient

✅ Engage the patient in a discussion about their medication as a final check at pick-up to ensure that the medication, dose, and directions match the intended indication.

Learn more about look-alike/sound-alike (LASA) mix-ups here: https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/mix-ups-between-diclectin-and-dicetel/