Abstract:Aim
Anticoagulant therapy is considered a high-risk medication strategy with a narrow therapeutic window and the need for close monitoring, particularly with vitamin K antagonists. The nature of the drugs as well as the way they are administered make it more likely mistakes will occur. At all stages of care, ambulatory as well as in hospital, avoidable medication errors are seen. This review was performed to elucidate the number and nature of medication errors with anticoagulants and to look at possibilities f… Show more
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