Role of pharmaceutical interventions in parenteral nutrition: prescription standardization and error prevention

VernacularTitle:药学干预在规范肠外营养处方及预防差错中的作用
Author: Bin ZHAO ; Dan MEI ; Wei CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Clinical pharmacist; Parenteral nutrition; Pharmaceutical intervention; Medication errors
From: Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2014;22(3):167-170
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the effects of pharmaceutical interventions on parenteral nutrition.Methods Data collection sheet (with data,ward,patient general information,type of irrational prescribing,type of error,process of error,intervention content,and intervention results) for recording pharmaceutical interventions was designed.The prescriptions of total parenteral nutrition in our hospital from January 1st,2013 to December 31st,2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Pharmaceutical interventions were carried out for unreasonable prescriptions.Results A total of 6 454 prescriptions were reviewed during the research period,among which pharmaceutical interventions were provided for 154 prescriptions (2.39％).Totally 160 errors were identified,and 44 were prevented.The intervention acceptance rate was 98.70％.Conclusions Pharmaceutical interventions can adjust unreasonable prescriptions and modify errors.It is useful to promote the clinical drag use in a safe,rational,effective,and economical manner.