UNLABELLED Pharmacists have an important role in detecting, preventing, and solving prescription problems, which if left unresolved, may pose a risk of harming the patient. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to evaluate the feasibility of a generic study instrument for documentation of prescription problems requiring contact with prescriber before dispensing. The study was organized:...

BACKGROUND Relatively little is known about prescribing errors in general practice, or the factors associated with error. AIM To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing and monitoring errors in general practices in England. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective case-note review of unique medication items prescribed over a 12-month period to a 2% random sample of patients. Fifteen gene...

OBJECTIVE The main objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic performances of an alert system integrated into the CPOE/EMR system for renally cleared drug dosing control. The generated alerts were compared with the daily routine practice of pharmacists as part of the analysis of medication orders. MATERIALS AND METHODS The pharmacists performed their analysis of medication orders as...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of medication errors in Spanish intensive care units. DESIGN Post hoc study of the SYREC trial. A longitudinal observational study carried out during 24 hours in patients admitted to the ICU. SETTING Spanish intensive care units. PATIENTS Patients admitted to the intensive care unit participating in the SYREC during the period of study. MAIN VARIABLES...

BACKGROUND Inappropriate antibiotic (ATB) prescriptions are a threat to patients, leading to adverse drug reactions, bacterial resistance, and subsequently, elevated hospital costs. Our aim was to evaluate ATB prescriptions in an emergency department of a tertiary care facility. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted by reviewing charts of patients complaining of infections. Patient ch...

introduction: since prescription is a way of communication between the pharmacist, physician and patient, inattention to its principles may result in mis-consumption or incomplete use of the medicine, drug interactions, and increased probable adverse effects. therefore, this research tried to investigate physicians' commitment to principles of prescription writing for outpatients insured by med...

BACKGROUND In Australia, around 59% of the general population uses prescription medication with this number increasing to about 86% in those aged 65 and over and 83% of the population over 85 using two or more medications simultaneously. A recent report suggests that between 2% and 3% of all hospital admissions in Australia may be medication related with older Australians at higher risk because...

The process of electronic approach to writing and sending medical prescription promises to improve patient safety, health outcomes, maintaining patients’ privacy, promoting clinician acceptance and prescription security when compared with the customary paper method. Traditionally, medical prescriptions are typically handwritten or printed on paper and handdelivered to pharmacists. Paper-based m...