2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692010000600003
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Patient Safety in Drug Therapy and the Influence of the Prescription in Dose Errors

Abstract: The aims of this study were to analyze the redaction of the prescription in dose errors that occurred in general medical units of five Brazilian hospitals and to identify the pharmacological classes involved in these errors. This was a descriptive study that used secondary data obtained from a multicenter study conducted Seguridad del paciente en la terapéutica medicamentosa y la influencia de la prescripción médica en los errores de dosisLos objetivos fueron analizar la redacción de la prescripción médica … Show more

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“…We must add that ignorance, on the part of nursing about basic pharmacological aspects can induce errors such as to failure to observe the need for administration of the exact dose necessary and at the correct time for each patient, and may generate many clinical consequences ranging from the absence of response to intolerable toxicity (3) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We must add that ignorance, on the part of nursing about basic pharmacological aspects can induce errors such as to failure to observe the need for administration of the exact dose necessary and at the correct time for each patient, and may generate many clinical consequences ranging from the absence of response to intolerable toxicity (3) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As regards the class of medicinal products, antimicrobials (antibacterial, antifungals, antiparasitics) which are substances that cause death or inhibition of the growth of microorganisms and can be produced by bacteria, fungi, or partially or totally synthesized, are among the most commonly prescribed medicines and also among the most commonly used medicines (7) . Also, in Brazil, other multicenter studies have identified a high prevalence of antimicrobial errors, showing that there is a variation of 8.4% to 18.5% of errors associated with this group of medicines, especially the time errors (87.7%) and dose (6.9%) were the most frequent (8)(9) . Knowing that medicines are chemical substances that can change their active principle due to the way they are prepared and administered, as well as due to the oscillations of environmental variables, it is questioned: Which categories of errors are associated with the preparation and administration process of antibacterial are more present in the Medical Clinic sector of a Teaching Hospital?…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Mejorar la seguridad durante el proceso y la administración de medicamentos es un objetivo mundial visto que contribuye a la alta tasa de eventos adversos, en los hospitales, a menudo son costosos y perjudiciales para los pacientes, profesionales de salud y hospitales. Entre los factores de riesgo en el sistema de medicación están la organización, distribución y embalaje de los medicamentos en la estación de enfermería (28) .…”
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