Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers.

Alisha KambojHenry A SpillerMarcel J CasavantThitphalak ChounthirathNichole L HodgesGary A Smith

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)

This study provides a comprehensive overview of non-health care facility unintentional therapeutic errors associated with antidepressant and antipsychotic medications. The frequency and rate of these errors increased significantly from 2000 to 2012. Given that use of these medications is increasing in the US, this study provides important information about the epidemiology of the associated medication errors.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
healthcare
patient safety
emergency department
risk factors