medication errors
‘Up to 500 scripts per day’: Pharmacists under pressure
Extreme workloads are often a contributing factor to pharmacist errors occurring – with numbers of complaints rising, warns Pharmacy Council of NSW There is a …
‘Each death caused by medication error is one death too many’
Which medication administration errors are most commonly implicated in deaths? A new large study investigates A retrospective study has looked at medication administration errors reported …
My experience with an AHPRA notification
A few weeks ago, I received an email which made me think my life would change forever… The email was a notification from AHPRA informing …
Case study: Spotting the error
Why it’s imperative that pharmacists should be involved at both hospital admission and discharge This month the SHPA spoke out in support of hospital pharmacists, …
World news wrapup: 14 June 2018
Canada’s LGBTQ pharmacy launches safer sex campaign; month-old New Zealand baby given methadone; pharmacy funding in the UK Toronto, Canada: medsEXPERT Pharmacy, which lays claim …
Drug errors, adverse events a focus for new Research Centre
An expert in unsafe medicines practices is set to head up a new team working to address medication errors and adverse drug reactions The Federal …
Meds errors rife
New data from NSW Poisons Information Centre has found a 25% increase in medication error calls between 2013-2017 The NSW Poisons Information Centre has seen …
Death at Sydney hospital due to fentanyl toxicity
A man who died hours after his operation was wrongly prescribed fentanyl instead of oxycodone and paracetamol Paul Lau, 54, died at a Sydney hospital in …
One in ten
One in ten errors reported to PDL involve incidents in the pharmacy where a person receives medication intended for another Consequences include serious harm to …
Bid to halve meds errors
The WHO aims to reduce medication errors by 50% worldwide within five years A new global initiative for error reduction was launched in Brisbane today, …
Top results for hospital pharmacist charting service
A Sydney pilot study has found pharmacist medication charting significantly reduced errors—a finding that could pave the way for future prescribing A trial of a …
Generic packaging changes could improve efficiency
Changing medicines packaging to have prominent placement of active substances and strengths could help reduce prep time without increasing errors A study published in the …