Definition of a medication error

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What is a Medication error and how can they be prevented.

“A medication error is defined as “any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer,” according to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention“.

Medication errors is no laughing matter. In fact, it is estimated that 220,000 passed prematurely from Medication errors in 2020. In addition, 10% of all ER visits

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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.”

These are the top medication errors?

The top kinds of Medication Errors

Prescribing pills.
Omission.
Taking pills at the wrong time.
Unauthorized drug.
Over dosing and under dosing.
Taking the wrong dose prescription/wrong dose preparation. (example , with food)
Administration errors including the incorrect route of administration, giving the drug to the wrong patient
Taking extra doses or wrong time/rate.

What are the most common kinds of preventable medical mistakes?

Known as the most common type of medical error, mistakes regarding medication are also the most preventable. Administering medication based on inadequate information, lack of proper warning labels, and miscommunication errors due to poor handwriting are some examples of common medication errors.