Per the notice below, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has issued a report on improving patient safety by enhancing medication safety.

New Publication Highlights AHRQ Research in Medication Safety

Improving Patient Safety by Enhancing Medication Safety (PDF, 1 MB) is the sixth in a series of AHRQ publications that summarize the agency’s investments in patient safety research as a pathway toward safer care.  Medication safety refers to the practices and measures implemented to minimize the risk of medication errors and adverse drug events in various settings across the healthcare continuum.  Since 2000, AHRQ has supported 123 patient safety projects related to medication safety.  Access the research summary (PDF, 1 MB), which describes research projects and includes many final reports.