Medication Errors

"A medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. 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." *

* National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention, December 2005, www.nccmerp.org/pdf/reportFinal2005-11-29.pdf

Medication Error General Resources (click here)
Mediaction Error Florida CAH Resources (click here)

Medication Error Links:

• AHRQ 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors
• AHRQ, Reducing & Preventing Adverse Drug Events to Decrease Hospital Costs
• IHI Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Drug Events
• Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• FDA Medication Errors
• FDA Safety Information & Advent Event Reporting System
• Quality Management System (QMS) Variance Reporting Software (Risk Management Incident Module)
• US Pharmacopeia, Patient Safety