Medication use is a complex process in a medical setting & Medication errors (ME) are a significant issues affecting patient safety & lead to dangerous consequences for them. Its root cause analysis (RCA) can help healthcare professionals regarding causative factors of ME. The aim of the study was to evaluate medication errors in the patient visiting multi specialty hospital. Total of 300 patients were observed with 117 ME (39%) cases considering 62 % were males & 38 % female patients. Out of 117 ME 28 % of Transcription errors, 62% of prescription errors,11 % of dispensing errors & 16 %...
Medication use is a complex process in a medical setting & Medication errors (ME) are a significant issues affecting patient safety & lead to dangerou...