Interventions of medication errors after the implementation of unit-dose automa-ted dispensing machines in inpatient pharmacy

VernacularTitle:住院药房自动化单剂量摆药条件下的药疗差错防范
Author: Jiwen YANG ¹ ; Meiling ZHANG ; Zhen CAI
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1. 第二军医大学长海医院药学部
Keywords: medication error; prescription; unit-dose automated dispensing machines
From: Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice 2014;(5):386-388
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To Improve inpatient safety of oral drugs , and reduce risk of medication errors .Methods 1 696 oral-order errors caused by prescription and transcription from July to December 2012 were investigated by Excell.Results 979 cases (57.7%) reduced the efficiency of unit-dose automated dispensing machines and 717 cases (42.3%) affected to inpatients’ medica-tion safety.Conclusion It is very important that pharmacists should check drugs packaged unit -dose with prescription paper .It is also an effect means to prevent medication errors that continuing training pharmacists′skill, intensifying communication with clinics and strengthening information technology systems .