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Liability for Dispensing Errors in Hong Kong

Asian Bioethics Review, 2021
The United Kingdom (UK) case R v Lee (2010) EWCA Crim 1404 resulted in a pharmacist being convicted for an inadvertent dispensing error and paved way for the decriminalisation of such errors by way of a due diligence defence enacted in 2018. In relation to Hong Kong (HK), what is its legal position for dispensing errors, and can it follow the ...
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Prescribing and Dispensing of Insulin: Margins for Error?

Diabetic Medicine, 1992
To investigate recent anecdotal reports of incorrect insulin dispensing, we compared retail pharmacists' and doctors' understanding of commonly used insulin brands. Eighty pharmacists, 29 general practitioners (GPs), and 31 junior hospital doctors were interviewed and completed a questionnaire concerning the duration of action and formulation of 17 ...
M D, Page, C, Stephenson, R M, Pope, H J, Bodansky   +3 more
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Hypoglycemia Due to a Pharmacy Dispensing Error

Southern Medical Journal, 1993
Drug dispensing error should be considered as a cause of hypoglycemia when the usual initial workup is unrevealing, as in the case described.
E D, Sledge, V L, Broadstone
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Dispensing errors and counseling quality in 100 pharmacies

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association: JAPhA, 2009
To evaluate the dispensing accuracy and counseling provided in community chain pharmacies.Cross-sectional study.Community chain pharmacies in large metropolitan areas of Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and New York.Community chain pharmacies and trained shoppers.Trained shoppers presented a new prescription order for one of five study drugs to each ...
Kenneth N Barker
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Dispensing Error Leading to Alendronate Ingestion

Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2003
OBJECTIVE To report a case of medication dispensing error by administration of similarly packaged drugs. CASE SUMMARY A 6-year-old East Indian boy with asthma was mistakenly given alendronate, a bisphosphonate, for 3 months instead of ...
Benoit, Carrière, Benoit, Bailey, Gilles, Chabot, Denis, Lebel   +3 more
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Adverse events relating to dispensing errors

Veterinary Record, 2015
Gillian Diesel and Giles Davis of the pharmacovigilance unit at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate review reports of adverse events associated with dispensing errors received by the VMD between 2000 and 2014.
Gillian, Diesel, Giles, Davis
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Impact of automated dispensing cabinets on dispensing errors, interruptions and pillbox preparation time

European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 2021
This work aimed to evaluate the impact of automated dispensing cabinets on the dispensing error rate, the number of interruptions, and pillbox preparation times.A prospective observational study was conducted across 16 wards in two departments (internal medicine and surgery) of a large teaching hospital.
Margaux Jumeau, Olivia Francois, Pascal Bonnabry   +2 more
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Origins of and solutions for neonatal medication-dispensing errors

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2010
Five cases of sound-alike, look-alike, neonatal medication-dispensing errors and their resolution are reviewed.In 2008, there were five cases in which look-alike or sound-alike neonatal medication-dispensing errors occurred at our institution. A mix-up between neonatal and adult or pediatric products occurred in four of the five cases.
Jason B, Sauberan, Linda M, Dean, Jessica, Fiedelak, Julie A, Abraham   +3 more
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Accuracy of technicians and pharmacists in identifying dispensing errors

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 1994
The accuracies with which pharmacists and technicians checked medications in a unit dose distribution system were compared. The study was conducted at three large hospitals in Washington State. From August through October 1991, technicians filled unit dose medication drawers and pharmacists verified the accuracy of each fill (pharmacist verification ...
J E, Ness, S D, Sullivan, A, Stergachis
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[Drug dispensing errors].

Ugeskrift for laeger, 2006
Most Danish hospitals have ward-based medication supply systems: frequently used drugs are stored in ward drug cupboards and dispensed by nursing staff. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency of dispensing errors and to identify risk factors.Cross-sectional study conducted on five hospital wards.
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