The inadvertent intravenous administration of oral suspension which is rarely reported has contributed to potential patient harm. We received an incident report in a had liquid formulation intravenously. This been happening when prepared or dispensed parenteral syringe. Due the break-in mental concentration, medicine administered Some health professionals did not accept fact that Luer connectio...

BACKGROUND Medication error (ME) is a worldwide issue, but most studies on ME have been undertaken in developed countries and very little is known about ME in Southeast Asian countries. This study aimed systematically to identify and review research done on ME in Southeast Asian countries in order to identify common types of ME and estimate its prevalence in this region. METHODS The literatur...

To cite: Franklin BD. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bmjqs-2016-005302 Smart pumps, incorporating dose error reduction software, are widely promoted as a patient safety intervention. 2 This software checks programmed intravenous infusion rates against preset limits for each drug in the pump’s ‘drug library’ with the aim of reducing the risk of ...

After publication of the paper, the authors discovered an error in figure preparation. In Fig. 3 B of the original manuscript, the authors used the same mlc-11 GFP channel kymograph in both the mlc1-11 (left) and iqg1Δ (right) panels. The authors have provided the corrected image and the affected legends (Fig. 3 and Video 2). This error in figure preparation does not impact the conclusions of t...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Drug administration errors are more likely to reach the patient than other medication errors. The main aim of this study was to determine whether the sharing of information on drug administration errors among health care providers would reduce such problems. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study involved direct, undisguised observations of drug administrations in two pediatri...