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Common prescription errors among dentists in the middle east: A comprehensive literature review

Journal of University Medical & Dental College
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Prescription errors in healthcare pose significant risks, leading to adverse patient outcomes and escalating healthcare costs. In dentistry, mistakes like incorrect drug choice or dosage can cause serious complications. Although
Hala Afifi, Sarah Dheaa, Farah Albanna, Farah Alqaderi   +3 more
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Evaluation of drug administration errors in a teaching hospital

BMC Health Services Research, 2012
Background Medication errors can occur at any of the three steps of the medication use process: prescribing, dispensing and administration. We aimed to determine the incidence, type and clinical importance of drug administration errors and to identify ...
Berdot Sarah, Sabatier Brigitte, Gillaizeau Florence, Caruba Thibaut, Prognon Patrice, Durieux Pierre   +5 more
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Medical errors related to look-alike and sound-alike drugs [PDF]

, 2013
Despite recent developments in the inventory management, introduction of electronic drug trolleys and cabinets, color coding of the filled syringes and many more interventions, medication errors could not be eliminated.
Ismail,, Samina, Taqi, Arshad
core   +1 more source

Safety of medication use in primary care [PDF]

, 2015
© 2014 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.BACKGROUND: Medication errors are one of the leading causes of harmin health care. Review and analysis of errors have often emphasized their preventable nature and potential for reoccurrence.
Abramson, Abramson, Adubofour, Ahmad, Al Khaja, Al Khaja, Alldred, Alldred, Aronson, Aronson, Ashcroft, Avery, Avery, Avery, Barber, Bayoumi, Berner, Bernstein, Beso, Boockvar, Boockvar, Booij, Braund, Bregnhoj, Britt, Brown, Buurma, Campbell, Carruthers, Chen, Chua, Coleman, Dallenbach, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean Franklin, Dean Franklin, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Devine, Dhabali, Eslami, Field, Fischer, Flynn, Gagne, Gandhi, Gandhi, Gandhi, Garfield, Ghaleb, Ginzburg, Glassman, Green, Gurwitz, Hazlet, Howard, Hume, Humphries, Hämmerlein, Janice O. Olaniyan, Kaushal, Kaushal, Kennedy, Khoja, Knudsen, Knudsen, Kohn, Kuo, Lafata, Lasser, Leape, Lemer, Lewis, Lisby, Lopez-Picazo, Lynskey, Maisoon Ghaleb, Martínez Sánchez, Marwaha, Miller, Moniz, Nanji, Nemeth, Norden-Hagg, Palen, Paul Robinson, Pirmohamed, Raebel, Reason, Royal, Runciman, Sarvadikar, Sayers, Shah, Singh, Soraya Dhillon, Sorensen, Stefanovic, Sweidan, Szczepura, Tam, Tamblyn, Teinilä, Thomsen, Varkey, Vincent, Warholak, Wetzels, Wild, Wong, World Health Organisation   +113 more
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Peptide‐based ligand antagonists block a Vibrio cholerae adhesin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The structure of a peptide‐binding domain of the Vibrio cholerae adhesin FrhA was solved by X‐ray crystallography, revealing how the inhibitory peptide AGYTD binds tightly at its Ca2+‐coordinated pocket. Structure‐guided design incorporating D‐amino acids enhanced binding affinity, providing a foundation for developing anti‐adhesion therapeutics ...
Mingyu Wang, Grace Du, Charity Yongo‐Luwawa, Angelina Lu, Brett Kinrade, Kim Munro, Karl E. Klose, William D. Lubell, Peter Davies, Shuaiqi Guo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug administration errors among anaesthesia providers in South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study

BMC Anesthesiology
Background Drug administration errors (DAEs) in anaesthesia are common, the aetiology multifactorial and though mostly inconsequential, some lead to substantial harm.
René van Wyk, Ryan Alroy Davids
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Medication Error Reports Sent to Food and Drug Deputy From Hospitals Affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran Province, Iran, 2015-2018

Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Research, 2020
Background: Medical errors are one of the most common threats to patient safety. Medication errors have several consequences, including the increase in patients’ mortality, length of stay, and healthcare costs.
Mohammad Eslami Jouybari, Fatemeh Izadpanah, Mina Amini   +2 more
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Assessment of Prescription Errors in the Internal Medicine Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2021
Introduction: Prescription errors are common problems in hospitals that lead to increase in morbidity, mortality and cost of treatments. They also reduce faiths towards healthcare providers.
Naresh Karki, Kamal Kandel, Pravin Prasad   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon DNA damage

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review discusses the critical role of histone modifications in regulating gene expression during the DNA damage response (DDR). By modulating chromatin structure and recruiting repair factors, these post‐translational modifications fine‐tune transcriptional programmes to maintain genomic stability.
Angelina Job Kolady, Siyao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Recognizing and preventing unacknowledged prescribing errors associated with polypharmacy

Archives of Public Health
Background Prescribing errors put an enormous burden on health and the economy, claiming implementation of effective methods to prevent/reduce them. Polypharmacy regimens (five or more drugs) are highly prone to unacknowledged prescribing errors, since ...
Giovanna Gentile, Antonio Del Casale, Ottavia De Luca, Gerardo Salerno, Sara Spirito, Martina Regiani, Matteo Regiani, Saskia Preissner, Monica Rocco, Robert Preissner, Maurizio Simmaco, Marina Borro   +11 more
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