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Improving Inpatient Medication Dispensing with an Automated System [PDF]

Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2023
Introduction Medication inventory management and error prevention are complex issues. Single interventions are insufficient to make improvement across the spectrum.
Afaf Almalki, Aseel Jambi, Basem Elbehiry, Hala Albuti1   +3 more
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Medication dispensing errors at a public pediatric hospital Errores de despacho de medicamentos en un hospital público pediátrico Erros de dispensação de medicamentos em um hospital público pediátrico

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008
OBJECTIVE: assess the safety of medication dispensing processes through the dispensing error rate. METHOD: Cross-sectional study carried out at a pharmaceutical service of a pediatric hospital in Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Lindemberg Assunção Costa, Cleidenete Valli, Angra Pimentel Alvarenga   +2 more
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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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The Feasibility of a Using a Smart Button Mobile Health System to Self-Track Medication Adherence and Deliver Tailored Short Message Service Text Message Feedback [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: As many as 50% of people experience medication nonadherence, yet studies for detecting nonadherence and delivering real-time interventions to improve adherence are lacking.
Bartlett Ellis, Rebecca J., Ganci, Aaron, Hill, James H., Kerley, K. Denise, Russell, Cynthia L., Sinha, Arjun   +5 more
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Analyzing Medication Documentation in Electronic Health Records: Dental Students’ Self-Reported Behaviors and Charting Practices [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of this two-part study was to assess third- and fourth-year dental students’ perceptions, self-reported behaviors, and actual charting practices regarding medication documentation in axiUm, the electronic health record (EHR) system.
Burcham, Wesley K., Gitter, Bruce D., Moser, Elizabeth A., Romito, Laura M.   +3 more
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Quality of medication use in primary care - mapping the problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2009
Background: The UK, USA and the World Health Organization have identified improved patient safety in healthcare as a priority. Medication error has been identified as one of the most frequent forms of medical error and is associated with significant ...
A Hassey, A Manday, AG Zermansky, Alan Willson, B Dean Franklin, B Gethins, BD Franklin, BD Franklin, C Duggan, C Duggan, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, Department of Health, DJ Collins, DM Berwick, Esimai, I Jones, Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Institute of Medicine, J Bicheno, JC Benneyan, JH Hippisley-Cox, K Brookes, K Jordon, L Pickrell, L Smith, Lina Eliasson, M Pirohamed, M Rother, M Sagripanti, MP Tully, MT Taner, N Barber, N Proudlove, N Slack, National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care, National Institute of Clinical Excellence, Nick Barber, P Donyai, Paul Walley, PHG Beardon, R Natarajan, RL Howard, S Ahmed, S Morcos, S Olsen, S Rees, S Royal, S Spear, Sara Garfield, SNH Shah, WMS Al-Shaqha, World Health Organization, YH Jani   +54 more
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A compact targeted drug delivery mechanism for a next generation wireless capsule endoscope [PDF]

, 2016
This paper reports a novel medication release and delivery mechanism as part of a next generation wireless capsule endoscope (WCE) for targeted drug delivery.
Constandinou, TG, Woods, S
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Associations between purine metabolites and clinical symptoms in schizophrenia [PDF]

, 2012
Background: The antioxidant defense system, which is known to be dysregulated in schizophrenia, is closely linked to the dynamics of purine pathway. Thus, alterations in the homeostatic balance in the purine pathway may be involved in the pathophysiology
Debra M. Montrose, George G. Dougherty, Jeffrey K. Yao, Joseph McEvoy, Kenji Hashimoto, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Ravinder D. Reddy, Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, Ruth Condray, Wayne R. Matson   +9 more
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Applicability of drug-related problem (DRP) classification system for classifying severe medication errors

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Several classification systems for medication errors (MEs) have been established over time, but none of them apply optimally for classifying severe MEs.
Carita Linden-Lahti, Anna Takala, Anna-Riia Holmström, Marja Airaksinen   +3 more
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Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]

, 2016
PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre, Lee, Chee Ping, Loh, Kep Yong, Ng, Raymond, Ng, Terence   +4 more
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