The ISMP Guidelines for Standard Order Sets has been developed to help organizations ensure that the elements of safe order communi-cation have been followed when designing paper-based or electronic order sets. The guidelines focus primarily on medication orders within order sets but also cover general aspects related to the design,

2016年6月2日 · Since 2008, ISMP has maintained a list of drug names with recommended, bolded tall man letters. The list includes mostly generic-generic drug name pairs, ISMP has just released the first in a series of “video newsletters” being produced in partnership with the Temple University School of Pharmacy.

For the ideal label, the font formats follow the ISMP guidelines (Institute of Safe Medication Practices, 2009), which recommend a bold, 12 point, sans-serif font for the patient name, generic drug name, and dose (we added route to this list). The other patient identifiers, drug concentration, and expiration date are in 10 point serif font ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recommends using a clear, easy-to-read font for all documentation. Specifically, they recommend: Font: Times New Roman, Arial, or another sans-serif font. These fonts are generally easier to read than serif fonts. Size: A minimum of 12-point font for printed documents. For digital documents ...

Fonts Type:A sans serif font (specifically Arial) is now used for medication labels. This type of font is better suited for labelling because it has consistent stroke widths and no added detail, which makes the characters more legible. These characteristics also allow discrimination between

Resources used to select the drug name pairs targeted for tall man letters included the ISMP list of name pairs with recommended tall man letters (63%), the FDA-approved list of name pairs with...

To standardize the letters presented in uppercase and bold font, follow the recommendations on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters.

To promote standardization of the letters presented in UPPeRCASe and bold font, follow the recom-mendations on the FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with Recommended Tall Man Letters. (www.ismp.org/ext/78).

These alphanumeric symbols work well most of the time when used to communicate information. However, problems may arise during written or electronic communication because of similarities in appearance of the alphanumeric symbols we use. For example, depending on the font, the lowercase letter “l” can look exactly like the numeral “1.”