BACKGROUND Previous data reports inpatient antiretroviral (ARV) and opportunistic infection (OI) medication errors in as many as 86% of patients, with averages ranging from 1.16-2.7 errors/patient. OBJECTIVE To determine the occurrence and type of inpatient ARV and OI medication errors at our institution. METHODS A retrospective, observational, electronic medical chart review of patients wi...

OBJECTIVES The under-reporting of medication errors can compromise patient safety. A qualitative study was conducted to enhance the understanding of barriers to medication error reporting in healthcare organisations. METHODS Focus groups (with physicians, pharmacists and nurses) and in-depth interviews (with risk managers) were used to identify medication error reporting beliefs and practices...

Objectives. To create an instructional sequence that would encourage students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to decrease medication errors in the pharmacy practice setting. Methods. A course on medication error reduction was developed for third professional year pharmacy students. Students (N=157) were divided into 30 project teams and assigned to a preceptor in a comm...

BACKGROUND Concerns about hospital medication safety mount as the pace of new drug releases accelerates. METHODS We performed a randomized study at 2 hospitals (A and B) to examine whether the medication administration error rate could be decreased by having "dedicated" nurses focus exclusively on administering drugs. "Medication nurses," after receiving a brief review course on safe medicati...

Background Medication errors are known as a preventable cause of idiopathic damage in pediatrics. These errors could entail serious direct and indirect outcomes that often lead to disruptions in the health care system. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between medication errors with job satisfa...