Drug-related problems in hospitals: a review of the recent literature
A Krähenbühl-Melcher, R Schlienger, M Lampert… - Drug safety, 2007 - Springer
Problems associated with pharmacotherapy (in particular, medication errors and adverse
drug events) are frequent and are associated with increased costs for treatment. Analysis of …
drug events) are frequent and are associated with increased costs for treatment. Analysis of …
Drug-related problems in hospitalised patients
PMLA van den Bemt, TCG Egberts… - Drug safety, 2000 - Springer
Drug-related problems include medication errors (involving an error in the process of
prescribing, dispensing, or administering a drug, whether there are adverse consequences …
prescribing, dispensing, or administering a drug, whether there are adverse consequences …
Adverse drug events in hospitalized patients: excess length of stay, extra costs, and attributable mortality
DC Classen, SL Pestotnik, RS Evans, JF Lloyd… - Jama, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To determine the excess length of stay, extra costs, and mortality attributable to
adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospitalized patients. Design.—Matched case-control study …
adverse drug events (ADEs) in hospitalized patients. Design.—Matched case-control study …
What is a prescribing error?
B Dean, N Barber, M Schachter - BMJ Quality & Safety, 2000 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective—To develop a practitioner led definition of a prescribing error for use in
quantitative studies of their incidence. Design—Two stage Delphi technique. Subjects—A …
quantitative studies of their incidence. Design—Two stage Delphi technique. Subjects—A …
[PDF][PDF] Prevalence and economic burden of medication errors in the NHS in England: rapid evidence synthesis and economic analysis of the prevalence and burden of …
A medication error is a preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm. 2. We found 36 studies reported error rates in primary care, care homes and …
patient harm. 2. We found 36 studies reported error rates in primary care, care homes and …
Clinical and economic impact of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients
DC Suh, BS Woodall, SK Shin… - Annals of …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To identify the classes of drugs that most commonly cause adverse drug
reactions (ADRs) and the characteristics of these ADRs and to determine the economic …
reactions (ADRs) and the characteristics of these ADRs and to determine the economic …
ASHP guidelines on emergency medicine pharmacist services
MJ Ortmann, EG Johnson, DH Jarrell… - American Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
System Pharmacists (ASHP) published its first Statement on Pharmacy Services to the
Emergency Department (ED) in 2008. 1 Best practices continue to evolve since then with …
Emergency Department (ED) in 2008. 1 Best practices continue to evolve since then with …
Counting the costs of drug-related adverse events
TJ White, A Arakelian, JP Rho - Pharmacoeconomics, 1999 - Springer
Adverse drug events occur frequently and lead to a significant number of fatalities each year.
It has been estimated that fatalities directly attributable to adverse drug reactions are the …
It has been estimated that fatalities directly attributable to adverse drug reactions are the …
Reducing medication errors through naming, labeling, and packaging
A Berman - Journal of medical systems, 2004 - Springer
Errors due to look-alike or sound-alike medication names are common in the United States,
and are responsible for thousands of deaths and millions of dollars in cost each year. Up to …
and are responsible for thousands of deaths and millions of dollars in cost each year. Up to …
Medication errors in anesthetic practice: a survey of 687 practitioners
Purpose: The objectives of this study were to determine: 1) if anesthesiologists had
experienced a medication error and 2) to identify causal factors. The perceived value of a …
experienced a medication error and 2) to identify causal factors. The perceived value of a …