Welcome to the NCC MERP web site National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention

The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) is an independent body comprised of 27 national organizations. In 1995, USP spearheaded the formation of the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention: ABOUT NCC MERP Leading national health care organizations are meeting, collaborating, and cooperating to address the interdisciplinary causes of errors and to promote the safe use of medications. USP is a founding member and the Secretariat for NCC MERP. For a history on NCC MERP activity, see Council Communiqué MEDICATION ERRORS: Definition: NCC MERP defines a Medication Error Category Index: Our Medication Error Index classifies an error according to the severity of the outcome, shown by chart (Color / Black & White) and algorithm (Color / Black & White) Dangerous Abbreviations: See table for intended meaning and common errors Taxonomy: NCC MERP provides a standard taxonomy of medication errors to provide a standard language and structure when analyzing medication error reports. Are you receiving the NAN Alert? The National Alert Network (NAN) publishes incident driven reports of medication errors; lessons learned can be used to increase the safety of the medication use system. Click on NAN Alert to subscribe and see previous editions! Is your organization interested in membership? Find out more. © 2013 National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. All Rights Reserved. *Permission is hereby granted to reproduce information contained herein provided that such reproduction shall not modify the text and shall include the copyright notice appearing on the pages from which it was copied. This copyright statement will change to the new year after the 1st of every year.