ISMP Canada

10/13/2026

📢 *2026 UPDATE* Medication Safety Self-Assessment for Hospital

The Medication Safety Self-Assessment® for Hospital (MSSA-Hospital) has been updated to include:

· Learning from medication incidents reported to the
Canadian Incident Reporting and Prevention System (CMIRPS)
· New and emerging safety trends (particularly the
importance of supporting technology)
· Streamlined content for more efficient assessment
· Alignment with the CAN/HSO 3001:2026 Medication Management.

Help optimize patient and medication safety – contact us at [email protected] for more information!

Learn more: https://ismpcanada.ca/news/2026-update-medication-safety-self-assessment-for-hospital/

10/12/2026

💊 Don’t miss our upcoming & Workshop on November 20!

Learn how to gather the most accurate medication list using our BPMH Guide, and put your learning into practice through interactive group activities.

✅ Ideal for , , , and !

🎉 Group discount: Register 5+ participants and receive 10% off
🎓 Student discount: 50% off

🔔 Register today! ➡️ ismpcanada.ca/education

10/09/2026

Congratulations to our CEO, Natalie Borden, on receiving this prestigious award! Your dedication to elevating the pharmacy profession from students to national safety improvements will make a difference for many people in Nova Scotia and across Canada. 🇨🇦

Watch the video to see the impact she has made:

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10/06/2026

📣 New NIDR SMART Medication Safety Agenda released! 📋

The latest edition of the NIDR SMART Safety Agenda focuses on errors associated with pediatric antibiotic suspensions, highlighting the risks with dosing calculations and reconstitution.

Has your pharmacy team experienced errors related to pediatric antibiotic suspensions? Check out the incidents, contributing factors, and recommendations featured in this agenda. Then, discuss as a team within your pharmacy, and document an action plan to prevent these types of errors (using the PDF-fillable template)!

The NIDR SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-based) Medication Safety Agenda is developed from incident reports submitted by community pharmacy teams across Canada. This new resource turns shared learning into practical actions to improve medication safety.

👉 Check out the latest NIDR SMART Medication Safety Agenda here:https://ismpcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/NIDR-MedSafetyAgenda-PediatricAntibioticSuspension-SEP2026.pdf

10/05/2026

📢 Free Trial for Ontario Pharmacies! 📢

Looking for an online medication safety and incident management platform that supports your AIMS reporting requirements?
ISMP Canada presents the enhanced Community Pharmacy Incident Reporting (CPhIR) platform!

Easily support your AIMS activities:
✍️ Report incidents and near misses efficiently
✅ Seamless submission to the NIDR
💡 Track and analyze trends
📋 Document CQI meetings and action plans
🛡️ Complimentary access to the Medication Safety Self-Assessment (MSSA)

Discover how CPhIR can help strengthen your pharmacy’s safety culture and compliance with AIMS.

👉 Visit https://w20.cphir.ca/Reporting/freetrial.php today to learn more and take advantage of your free trial!

10/05/2026

📢 Workshop: Reduce Risk Before Incidents Happen

Build your expertise in proactive risk assessment and strengthen your ability to identify vulnerabilities, explore system risks, and support safer care. Incident analysis is also included, providing a comprehensive approach to understanding and improving patient safety.

🌐 Available in both English & French!

🔔 Register now: ismpcanada.ca/education

📅 Upcoming dates:
- October 24 & 25, 2026
- November 26 & 27, 2026
- February 20 & 21, 2027
- March 4 & 5, 2027

🎉 Group discount: Register 5+ participants and receive 10% off
🎓 Student discount: 50% off

10/02/2026

🚨 Attention: Community Pharmacy Teams

A report to the NIDR described an incident where a prescription for a compounded medication was transferred between pharmacies. The script was incorrectly transcribed into the pharmacy software by the receiving pharmacy, resulting in the wrong concentration of the active medication and an ineffective base used in the final preparation.

🥣 To ensure safe transfers of compound prescriptions, the following components should be included with the transfer record to facilitate technical and clinical verification by the receiving pharmacy:
✅ Copy of the original prescription
✅ Confirmation of the indication



👉For more community pharmacy safety tips, check out our bulletin entitled Good Catches in Community Pharmacies: A Multi-Incident Analysis https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/good-catches-in-community-pharmacies-a-multi-incident-analysis/

10/01/2026

⚠️ ALERT: Risk of Dose Errors with Transition to New Formulation of Rybelsus

A new formulation of Rybelsus (semaglutide) is now available in Canada. The optimized formulation is bioequivalent to the initial formulation, but lower doses of semaglutide are needed to achieve the same therapeutic effect. During the transition period, both formulations may be available, potentially increasing the risk for dose equivalency errors.

💡 Learn more here if you dispense or prescribe this medication: https://ismpcanada.ca/bulletin/rybelsus-alert/

09/30/2026

⚠️ Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc. is recalling some insulin pens and cartridges that may have frozen when they were shipped. Insulin products that have been frozen may not work as well.

Report any health product-related side effects or complaints to Health Canada.

Read more about what you should do if you have the specific insulin pens or cartridges listed by Health Canada: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/sanofi-aventis-canada-inc-recalling-certain-insulin-pens-and-cartridges

09/30/2026

🧡 Today is the in Canada.

ISMP Canada works towards meaningful contribution to the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 8 health-related Calls to Action.