Pharmacists' Duty in Medication Safety of Intravenous Infusion
- VernacularTitle:药师在输液用药安全中的责任
- Author:
Jingyi MAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pharmacists;
Intravenous infusion;
Medication safety
- From:
China Pharmacy
2007;0(25):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To provide reference for clarifying the responsibility of hospital pharmacists to ensure the safety of intravenous infusion. METHODS: By combining personal experience,the author presented the ways for pharmacists to ensure safety of intravenous infusion such as by ensuring the rationality of prescriptions,guiding nurses to carry out medical order accurately and administer drugs correctly,guiding patients about drug use and offer guidance about the choice of infusion apparatus,etc. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: Pharmacists should apply the pharmaceutical knowledge gained to conduct an effective interference on the irrational use of intravenous drugs and cooperate with doctors and nurses to guarantee medication safety in intravenous infusion.
