USP's hospital medication error report supports key patient safety goals

New Orleans, La.--The most recent report compiled by the United StatesPharmacopeia (USP) found that high-alert medications have continued to harmhospitalized patients, according to Diane D. Cousins (pictured at left),RPh, vice president of USP's Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety.Cousins announced the results of the MEDMARX report, based on data from2002, at a press conference at the 38th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting.