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Types Of Medication Error
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2009 Jun; 67(6): 599–604. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03415.xPMCID: PMC2723196Medication errors: definitions and classificationJeffrey
Medication Error Reporting
K AronsonDepartment of Primary Health Care, Oxford, UKCorrespondence Dr Jeffrey K. Aronson, MA, DPhil, MBChB, FRCP, FBPharmacolS, FFPM (Hon), Department of Primary Health Care, Rosemary http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/match/matchtab6.html Rue Building, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 289288 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 289287 E-mail: ku.ca.xo.mrahpnilc@nosnora.yerffejAuthor information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ►Accepted 2009 Mar 18.Copyright Journal compilation © 2009 The British Pharmacological SocietyThis article has been cited by other articles http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723196/ in PMC.AbstractTo understand medication errors and to identify preventive strategies, we need to classify them and define the terms that describe them.The four main approaches to defining technical terms consider etymology, usage, previous definitions, and the Ramsey–Lewis method (based on an understanding of theory and practice).A medication error is ‘a failure in the treatment process that leads to, or has the potential to lead to, harm to the patient’.Prescribing faults, a subset of medication errors, should be distinguished from prescription errors. A prescribing fault is ‘a failure in the prescribing [decision-making] process that leads to, or has the potential to lead to, harm to the patient’. The converse of this, ‘balanced prescribing’ is ‘the use of a medicine that is appropriate to the patient's condition and, within the limits created by the uncertainty that attends therapeutic decisions, in a dosage regimen that optimizes the balance of ben
Home Food Drugs Medical Devices Radiation-Emitting Products Vaccines, Blood & Biologics Animal & Veterinary Cosmetics Tobacco Products Drugs Home Drugs Drug Safety and Availability Medication Errors http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/medicationerrors/ Medication Errors Related to Drugs Share Tweet Linkedin Pin it More sharing options Linkedin Pin it Email Print Within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), the Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis (DMEPA) reviews medication error reports on marketed human drugs including prescription drugs, generic drugs, and over-the-counter drugs. DMEPA uses the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCCMERP) definition of a medication error medication error. Specifically, a medication error is "any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. Such events may be related to professional practice, health care products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing; order communication; product labeling, packaging, and nomenclature; compounding; dispensing; distribution; administration; education; monitoring; and use."DMEPA category medication error includes a medication error prevention program staffed with healthcare professionals. Among their many duties, program staff review medication error reports sent to MedWatch, evaluate causality, and analyze the data to provide solutions to reduce the risk of medication errors to industry and others at FDA.Additionally, DMEPA prospectively reviews proprietary names, labeling, packaging, and product design prior to drug approval to help prevent medication errors.Although DMEPA encourages manufacturers to perform their due diligence when naming their drug products and we strive to avoid approving confusing proprietary names for drug products, there are cases of adverse events where a name of a marketed product is identified as a source of confusion and error. Therefore, we continue to encourage healthcare providers, patients and consumers to report all medication errors to MedWatch so that we can be made aware of potential problems related to drug names and the Agency can provide effective interventions that will minimize further errors. In some situations, changing a proprietary name while the product is marketed may be necessary to address safety issues resulting from the name confusion errors.DMEPA also works closely with federal partners, patient safety organizations such as Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), standard setting organizations such as the Unit