Review on the clinical pharmacist's role in reducing medication errors
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Mujeeb
B.Pharmacy final year student, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nellore
swamy.cool99@gmail.com
- P. Narayana swamy Associate Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy practice, Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Nellore
- P. Venkatesh Principal Jagan’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Nellore
Abstract
Introduction: Dispensing errors are believed to be the most prevalent type of medical error and are a significant cause of preventable adverse events. Aim and Objective: The aim of this study are to discuss the underlying factors in dispensing errors, health care uncertainty and therapeutic outcomes, and to identify the extent of human- and system-based sources of errors by exploring hospital pharmacists’ attitudes and dispositions to die and uncertainties; and the implications for patient safety in a tertiary hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey of clinical pharmacists in secondary care hospital in Guntur was conducted over a period of 6 months from July 2021 to Dec 2021. A stratified random sample of 64 patient’s data was collected. These study was conducted in our patients department. Results: Out of 64 patients 34(54%) patients were male and 30(46%)patients were female. 41% patients were comes in the age range of 41-60 years .most of the errors(32) were observed in general medicine only. these errors are gradually decreased from July to Dec. Conclusion: In conclusion, majority of hospital pharmacists indicated that the risk of dispensing errors was increasing and most of them were aware of dispensing errors. the profession needs to be proactive and standards must be set appropriately high (i.e. zero error tolerance) clinical pharmacist must communicate with physicians , nursing staff and other hospital pharmacist thereby we can minimize the errors.
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