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Detection of Medication Errors Through Medication History Assessment During Admission at General Medical Wards.

Ai Ling OhAndrew Gerald Hua Kiong TanIrene Yee Yew Chieng
Published in: Journal of pharmacy practice (2021)
Medication history assessment by pharmacists proved vital in detecting medication errors, mostly medication omissions. Majority of the errors intervened by pharmacists were accepted by the doctors which prevented potential significant or serious patient harm.
Keyphrases
  • adverse drug
  • healthcare
  • emergency department
  • patient safety
  • electronic health record
  • primary care
  • risk assessment