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Dozens of recent outbreaks have been associated with reuse of single-dose vials and misuse of multiple-dose vials. As a result of these incidents, patients have suffered significant harms, including death. CDC and the One & Only Campaign urge healthcare providers to recognize the differences between single-dose and multiple-dose vials and to understand appropriate use of each container type.

Selected Websites for Qualtiy & Safety

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality This link opens in a new window
BeMedwise This link opens in a new window
ECRI Institute This link opens in a new window
ECRI Institute is an independent, nonprofit organization that researches the best approaches to improving the safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of patient care.
Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences (formerly Institute for Medicine / IOM) This link opens in a new window
Institute for Healthcare Improvement This link opens in a new window
Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) This link opens in a new window
Joint Commission This link opens in a new window
Maryland Patient Safety Center This link opens in a new window
National Academies Press: Healthcare and Medicine This link opens in a new window
National Patient Safety Foundation This link opens in a new window
National Patient Safety Goals (from JCR) This link opens in a new window
National Quality Forum This link opens in a new window
The One and Only Campaign (CDC, SIPC) This link opens in a new window
The One & Only Campaign is a public health campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices. The campaign aims to eradicate outbreaks resulting from unsafe injection practices.

American Hospital Association (AHA) Quality and Patient Safety
Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Antibiotic Resistance & Patient Safety Portal
World Health Organization (WHO) Patient Safety Overview
DoD Patient Safety Program (PSP) The DoD Patient Safety Program (PSP) is a complete program with the goal of creating a culture of patient safety and quality within the Military Health System (MHS). We encourage a systems approach to creating a safer patient environment; engaging MHS leadership; promoting collaboration across all three services; and fostering trust, transparency, teamwork, and communication.

FDA MedWatch Safety Alert Feed

Max Mobility / Permobil Expands Nationwide Recall of SmartDrive Speed Control Dial Due to the Motor Being Unresponsive to the UserThis link opens in a new windowApr 6, 2025
Max Mobility/Permobil has expanded the recall of the Speed Control Dial, a wired control option for the SmartDrive MX2+ Power Assist Device due to safety and performance concerns. The recall was originally initiated on December 20, 2024, and has been expanded to address recalled product that may hav
Bausch + Lomb Announces Voluntary Recall of enVista Aspire™, enVista Envy™ and Certain enVista® Monofocal Intraocular Lenses in the U.S.This link opens in a new windowApr 6, 2025
Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO), a leading global eye health company dedicated to helping people see better to live better, today announced a voluntary recall of intraocular lenses (IOLs) on its enVista platform.
Peritoneal Dialysis Set Correction: Baxter Issues Correction for MiniCap Extended Life Peritoneal Dialysis Transfer Sets Due to Risk of Patient Exposure to Higher Than Allowable Levels of Toxic Compound NDL-PCBA and/or NDL-PCBsThis link opens in a new windowMar 30, 2025
Use of Baxter MiniCap Extended Life PD Transfer Sets during peritoneal dialysis may expose patients to higher than allowable NDL-PCBAs.
Vascular Cannula Recall: Medtronic Removes Aortic Root Cannula Due to Unexpected Loose Material in the Male LuerThis link opens in a new windowMar 30, 2025
Aortic Root Cannulas are used during heart surgery. There is a risk of extra material in the device due to a manufacturing error.
Update: Potential Risk of Exposure to Toxic Compounds When Using Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Systems - Letter to Health Care ProvidersThis link opens in a new windowMar 30, 2025
The FDA expanded its evaluation of the potential risk of exposure to toxic compounds when using hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis systems
Safe Use of Megadyne Mega 2000 and Mega Soft Patient Return Electrodes - Letter to Health Care ProvidersThis link opens in a new windowMar 25, 2025
Read the FDA’s recommendations related to four recalls of Megadyne Mega 2000 and Mega Soft patient return electrodes for patient burn injuries.
Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. Recalls Mega Soft Universal Patient Return Electrode Due to Reports of Patient BurnsThis link opens in a new windowMar 25, 2025
Megadyne is updating the instructions and product labeling to reflect that the Mega Soft Universal pads should not be used in patients under 12 years old.
Endotracheal Tube Recall: Smiths Medical Removes Intubation ORAL/NASAL Endotracheal Tubes Due to Smaller Than Expected Tube Diameter That May Cause UnderventilationThis link opens in a new windowMar 24, 2025
ORAL/NASAL Endotracheal Tubes keep air flowing through a patient’s airway, but some tubes may be smaller in diameter than expected.

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