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- Title
Errors in medicine administration: how can they be minimised?
- Authors
Venkatraman, Ramya; Durai, Rajaraman
- Abstract
Errors in medicine administration often go unnoticed and unreported. This article describes three medicine-related errors and provides recommendations to reduce risk. All medicine-related errors should be reported locally and to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) so that they can be collated and trends identified. Electronic prescribing and patient/medicine identification by bar codes, double checking and using colour coded syringes for intravenous and enteral administration, employing more clinical pharmacists and regular education may reduce medicine-related errors.
- Publication
Journal of perioperative practice, 2008, Vol 18, Issue 6, p249
- ISSN
1750-4589
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/175045890801800604