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Duplication errors due to brand name confusion; It is not always the name—Short case series

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Confusion of drug names has been identified as a leading cause of medication errors and potential iatrogenic harm. Most of these errors occur because of look‐alike or sound‐alike drugs.
N. Mamunuwa, S. Jayamanne, N. Wijekoon, J. Coombes, D. Perera, T. Shanika, F. Mohamed, C. Lynch, A. De Silva, A. Dawson   +9 more
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DRUG ADMINISTRATION: A SYSTEMIC VIEW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICATION ERROR PREVENTIVE ACTIONS [PDF]

Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2004
The drug administration is a very frequent activity of a hospital routine in general, as well as of itsnursing team. However studies have shown the need to implement strategies to prevent or to mitigate errors foundin this pratice.
Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani, Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva   +1 more
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Frequency and types of the medication errors in an academic emergency department in Iran: The emergent need for clinical pharmacy services in emergency departments

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 2013
Objective: Emergency departments (EDs) are characterized by simultaneous care of multiple patients with various medical conditions. Due to a large number of patients with complex diseases, speed and complexity of medication use, working in under-staffing
Alireza Zeraatchi, Mohammad-Taghi Talebian, Amir Nejati, Simin Dashti-Khavidaki   +3 more
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Effects of stratified medication review in high-risk patients at admission to hospital: a randomised controlled trial

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 2020
Background: Patients at high risk of medication errors will potentially benefit most from medication reviews. An algorithm, MERIS, can identify the patients who are at highest risk of medication errors. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of
Dorthe Krogsgaard Bonnerup, Marianne Lisby, Eva Aggerholm Sædder, Birgitte Brock, Tania Truelshøj, Charlotte Arp Sørensen, Anita Gorm Pedersen, Lars Peter Nielsen   +7 more
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Nurses’ experiences and perceptions of medication administration errors [PDF]

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background and objective: Medication administration errors are the most common medical errors that happen in hospital settings. This study aimed to find out the most common types of medication administration errors done by the hospital nurses and ...
Newroz Ghazi Aziz, Goran Aboobaker Osman, Halmat Authman Rasheed   +2 more
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Epidemiology of medical error [PDF]

Western Journal of Medicine, 2000
Newspaper and television stories of catastrophic injuries occurring at the hands of clinicians spotlight the problem of medical error but provide little insight into its nature or magnitude.1 Clinicians, patients, and policymakers may underestimate the magnitude of risk and the extent of harm.
, Weingart, , McL Wilson R, , Gibberd, , Harrison   +3 more
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Drug Errors in Anaesthesiology

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2009
Medication errors are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. The incidence of these drug errors during anaesthesia is not certain.
Rajnish Kumar Jain, Sarika Katiyar
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MEDICATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS OF AN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN THE STATE OF GOIÁS [PDF]

Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 2004
The medication errors can bring serious consequences to patients, professionals andhealthcare institutions, they have multiple causes, amongst them failures related to theprofessionals and related to the medication system.
Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva
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Testing Nurses’ Medication Errors Model based on Reason Human Error Model

نشریه پرستاری ایران, 2013
Background & Aim: Medication errors are one of the most common medical errors. Since the performance of a theory in nursing is the extent of its application for description or prediction of evidence and also its potential in handling of the results as an
M Pazokian, M Zaghari Tafreshi, M Rassouli, F Zayeri   +3 more
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Prevalence of Medication Errors in the Medicine Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Medication Errors (ME) pose a major global threat to patient safety, causing adverse drug effects, increased morbidity and mortality, and higher healthcare costs while eroding patient trust.
Pritama Paul, Abhishek Bhattacharjee, Uttam Kumar Paul, Nikhil Era   +3 more
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