Frequency, types, and potential clinical significance of medication-dispensing errors

Frequency, types, and potential clinical significance of medication-dispensing errors

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Many dispensing errors occur in the hospital, and these can endanger patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of dispensing errors by a unit dose drug dispensing system, to categorize the most frequent types of errors, and to evaluate their potential cl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xavier Bohand, Laurent Simon, Eric Perrier, Hélène Mullot, Leslie Lefeuvre, Christian Plotton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Adverse Event
Drug Error
Patient security
Risk Management
Unit Dose
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000100003

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000100003

Similar Items