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The article presents the descri ption of the causes, detection methodsand approaches to the prevention of medication ...
B. K. Romanov +2 more
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Incidences and classification of medication errors - a case study [PDF]
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
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Drug errors related to self-medication in Morocco [PDF]
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
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Medication errors in a parturient: A huge cost to two lives
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
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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
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Understanding the Nature of Medication Errors in an ICU with a Computerized Physician Order Entry System [PDF]
Objectives: We investigated incidence rates to understand the nature of medication errors potentially introduced by utilizing a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system in the three clinical phases of the medication process: prescription ...
Bates, David W. +4 more
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Systematic review of the safety of medication use in inpatient, outpatient and primary care settings in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries [PDF]
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
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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
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Safety of medication use in primary care [PDF]
© 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.
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