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Medication errors

open access: yesБезопасность и риск фармакотерапии, 2022
The article presents the descri ption of the causes, detection methodsand approaches to the prevention of medication ...
B. K. Romanov   +2 more
doaj   +6 more sources

What is the epidemiology of medication errors, error-related adverse events and risk factors for errors in adults managed in community care contexts? A systematic review of the international literature [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2018
© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.Objective To investigate the epidemiology of medication errors and ...
Aljadhey, Hisham   +6 more
core   +4 more sources

Incidences and classification of medication errors - a case study [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Medical Practice, 2023
Background. The Medication errors (MEs) severely affect ill health or death and have a substantial financial effect on the patient and health care organization.
Soumen Mukherjee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Drug errors related to self-medication in Morocco [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2021
Introduction: Self-medication refers to the act of obtaining a drug without a prescription in order to use it for treatment. The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiological characteristics of drug errors related to self-medication in ...
Jadda Sara   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medication errors in a parturient: A huge cost to two lives

open access: yesJournal of Obstetric Anaesthesia and Critical Care, 2022
Medication errors in a parturient can be devastating as two lives are involved. Owing to the absence of critical incident reporting in parurients in multiple countries of the world, these errors are underreported.
Manpreet Kaur   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of a method to assess the severity of medication administration errors in Brazil: a study protocol

open access: yesJournal of Public Health Research, 2022
Background: Medication errors are frequent and have a high economic and social impact and is critical to know their severity. A variety of tools exist to measure and classify the harms associated with medication errors, but few are internationally ...
Lindemberg Assunção-Costa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic review of the safety of medication use in inpatient, outpatient and primary care settings in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background Errors in medication use are a patient safety concern globally, with different regions reporting differing error rates, causes of errors and proposed solutions.
Abu Yassin   +95 more
core   +3 more sources

Medical Errors and Patient Safety: A Curriculum Guide for Teaching Medical Students and Family Practice Residents

open access: yesMedEdPORTAL, 2005
This resource is a curriculum guide designed to teach medical students and family practice residents about medical errors and patient safety—a glaring deficit in medical education.
Joseph Halbach, Laurie Sullivan
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of medication use in primary care [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +113 more
core   +1 more source

Improving accuracy of medication identification in an older population using a medication bottle color symbol label system

open access: yesBMC Family Practice, 2011
Background The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate and refine an adjuvant system of color-specific symbols that are added to medication bottles and to assess whether this system would increase the ability of patients 65 years of age or older in ...
Cardarelli Roberto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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