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Seema Jaitly defines what constitutes a medication error and explains the process for accurate recording and reporting so that risks can be assessed and reduced ...

One of the flaws in our state’s medical malpractice system is seeing errors as negligence. Errors in medicine are inevitable, ...

herts.ac.uk Objectives To determine the incidence and nature of prescribing and medication administration errors in paediatric inpatients. Design Prospective review of drug charts to identify ...

Objective: To systematically review empirical evidence on the prevalence and nature of medication administration errors (MAEs) in health care settings. Data Sources: Ten electronic databases ...

Emerging technologies have been recommended as potential mechanisms for reducing medication errors. Critical evaluations of the impact of these new technologies on medication errors and other ...

Far from simply dispensing medications, pharmacists are vital members of medical teams, particularly in primary care settings ...

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A study has revealed an estimated 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year, and avoidable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause hundreds of deaths. Researchers from the ...

While surgical errors may be blamed on both institutions and individuals, surgical malpractice is by definition the fault of individual practitioners. As one of the leading causes of death in the ...

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