ISMP Safety Bulletin: Strategies for Safer Telephone and Other Verbal Orders in Defined Circumstances

Medication orders (prescriptions) conveyed verbally by telephone or in person are prone to errors. Problems can arise if a medication order is miscommunicated, misheard, or incorrectly transcribed. https://www.ismp-canada.org/download/safetyBulletins/2020/ISMPCSB2020-i4-TelephoneOrders.pdf?utm_source=alertac&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ac200618#page=1