Practical Method of Drug Administration in a Peripheral Hospital

Title: Evaluation of Drug Administration Errors in a Teaching Hospital

Evaluation of drug administration errors in a teaching hospital

BACKGROUND Medication errors can occur at any of the three steps of the medication use process: prescribing, dispensing and administration. We aimed to determine the incidence, type and clinical importance of drug administration errors and to identify risk factors. METHODS Prospective study based on disguised observation technique in four wards in a teaching hospital in Paris, France (800 bed...

Drug Administration Errors in Hospital Inpatients: A Systematic Review

CONTEXT Drug administration in the hospital setting is the last barrier before a possible error reaches the patient. OBJECTIVES We aimed to analyze the prevalence and nature of administration error rate detected by the observation method. DATA SOURCES Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library from 1966 to December 2011 and reference lists of included studies. STUDY SELECTION Observational studies...

Potential Drug-drug Interactions in Post-CCU of a Teaching Hospital

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. This study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (PDI) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (Post-CCU) of a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran.In this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...

Potential Drug-drug Interactions in Post-CCU of a Teaching Hospital

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. This study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (PDI) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (Post-CCU) of a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran.In this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...