Board of Nursing

Missouri Center for Patient Safety

The Missouri Center for Patient Safety (MOCPS), dba Center for Patient Safety, is a private, not-for-profit corporation dedicated to fostering change throughout the nation's health care delivery systems and across the continuum of care.

PATIENTS/CONSUMERS

BROCHURES

• BeSafeRx: Safety information for buying drugs online
• Medication Safety for Seniors
• Online Pharmacies
• Safe Storage & Disposal of Your Prescription Medication
• Use Medication Safely

TOOLKITS/RESOURCES

• Personal Medication List: MS Word (fillable) PDF
• Medicine List (Español)

OTHER LINKS/RESOURCES

• AwareRx: Prescription Drug Safety: "Learn How To Protect Your Family"
• NCSBN: Consumers

VIDEOS

• Avoiding Drug Interactions
• Avoiding Medication Mistakes
• Expiration Dates Matter
• Lock It Up: Medicine Safety In Your Home
• Medicines Wisely

LICENSEES

BROCHURES

• Confused Drug Name List
• Error Prone Abbreviation List
• Tall-Man Letters
• Medical Teamwork & Patient Safety

VIDEOS

• ***Medication Safety: A Patient's Perspective*** (Recommended)
• Drug Safety Communications (FDA)
• Medication Errors (FDA)
• Medication Guides (FDA)

ADDITIONAL LINKS

• American Society of Health System Pharmacists Patient Safety Resource Center
• FDA Drug Safety Alerts
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• National Patient Safety Foundation