AbstractMedication errors are commonly encountered in hospital setting. Intravenous medications pose particular risks because of their greater complexity and the multiple steps required in their preparation, administration and monitoring. We aimed to determine the rate of errors during preparation and administration phase of intravenous medications and the correlation of these errors with the d...

conclusions it can be concluded that electronic health records lead to a reduction in medication errors and increase patient safety. background medication errors are the most common medical errors, and are one of the major challenges threatening the healthcare system, which is inherently susceptible to error. objectives in this study, we aimed to compare the occurrence of errors between two met...

medication errors are one of the important factors that increase fatal injuries to the patients and burden significant economic costs to the health care. an appropriate medical history could reduce errors related to omission of the previous drugs at the time of hospitalization. the aim of this study, as first one in iran, was evaluating the discrepancies between medication histories obtained by...

abstractmedication errors are commonly encountered in hospital setting. intravenous medications pose particular risks because of their greater complexity and the multiple steps required in their preparation, administration and monitoring. we aimed to determine the rate of errors during preparation and administration phase of intravenous medications and the correlation of these errors with the d...

BACKGROUND Iatrogenic medication errors due to calculation errors are an under-reported concern in children. OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence and source of iatrogenic medication errors in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). METHODS A prospective study was conducted in the PICU at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa, over a 3-month period in 2014. Medication-related...

Drug prescription errors are a common cause of adverse incidents and may lead to adverse outcomes, sometimes in subtle ways, being compounded by circumstances or further errors. Therefore, it is important that veterinarians issue the correct drug at the correct dose. Using two or more prescribed drugs may lead to drug interactions. Some drug interactions are very harmful and may have potential ...