PREVENTING MEDICATION ERROR BASED ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AGAINST ADVERSE EVENT [PDF]
Jurnal Ners, 2017 Introductions: Medication error is one of many types of errors that could decrease the quality and safety of healthcare. Increasing number of adverse events (AE) reflects the number of medication errors.
Apriyani Puji Hastuti +2 more
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A retrospective study on prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of transcribing error: analysis of data from the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia [PDF]
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeBackground Medication errors (MEs) represent avoidable harm that occurs within the healthcare system. While most MEs do not pose significant safety threats, some can result in severe harm, disability, or even death for patients.
Norazida Ab Rahman +6 more
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Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study [PDF]
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2022 Background: Increased awareness among healthcare professionals regarding medication errors and the establishment of a medication error reporting system can significantly reduce the prevalence of medication errors.
Abdallah Damin Abukhalil +3 more
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A text mining approach to categorize patient safety event reports by medication error type [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Patient safety reporting systems give healthcare provider staff the ability to report medication related safety events and errors; however, many of these reports go unanalyzed and safety hazards go undetected.
Christian Boxley +3 more
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High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2011 Background Medication errors have been reported to be a leading cause of death in hospitalized patients. In this study we focused on identifying and quantifying errors in the handwritten drug ordering and dispensing documentation processes which could ...
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Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016 Epinephrine plays an integral role in the treatment of several life treating diseases. It can be administered at different doses and through different routes of administration. Nebulized L-epinephrine has been described as a safe treatment method.
Halise Akça +3 more
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Patterns of medication errors involving pediatric population reported to the French Medication Error Guichet [PDF]
Pharmacy Practice, 2021 Background: Medication error is a global threat to patient safety, particularly in pediatrics. Yet, this issue remains understudied in this population, in both hospital and community settings.
Christine Azar +8 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Introduction: Pediatric patients cared for in professional healthcare settings are at high risk of medication errors. Interventions to improve patient safety often focus on prescribing; however, the subsequent stages in the medication use process ...
Joachim A. Koeck +6 more
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ESPOCH Congresses, 2021 Introduction: In Ecuador, many health institutions have not yet migrated to the Unit Dose Dispensation / Distribution System for Medications, which ensures the correct, safe and rational use of medications. Objective: The medication dispensing process in
V Rodríguez, T Peñafiel, A Rincón
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Medication Error at the Prescribing Phase
Jurnal Info Kesehatan, 2021 Medication errors are accidental failures in a therapeutic process that lead to and have the potential to cause or harm the patient. Medication errors can endanger patient safety, inconvenience and economic burdens.
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