Check it out: A practical tool for improving medication safety

Warholak, Terri; Rupp, Michael T.; Zale, Amanda; Hines, Michelle; Park, Sean S.

doi:10.1331/japha.2015.14280

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“…Another similar official order was introduced in the Medicare prescription drug improvement and modernization act of 2003 as medication therapy management (MTM). MTM provides appropriate drug plan to sponsors by offering a review and appropriate interventions on the drugs prescribed [6,7].…”

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Drug Utilisation Review in Postoperativepatients in Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Surgical Gastroenterology Departments-a Retrospectve Study

Thadiboina

Adithya

Vadivel

2018

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective:The main objectives of our study include classification, analysis and assessment of all the post-operative drugs present of our study. Methods:The current project being a retrospective drug utilization review 50 prescriptions from the post-surgical wards of obstetrics-gynaecology and surgical gastroenterology departments were collected and analysed.Results: All the data collected was classified, analysed and assessed based on the various factors and the results were people between the age group of 41-50 have undergone more number of surgeries 22%. Only 32% of all the prescriptions were found to have poly pharmacy, classification of all the prescribed drugs shows that the anti biotics were prescribed in the maximum number i.e. 152doses. Parenteral type of formulation was given in high number of doses up to 506 doses. Defined daily doses of all the W. H. O essential drug list medications were done. W. H. O prescribing indicators for all the drugs in our study was also calculated. Conclusion:Our study concludes that the antibiotic drug therapy was used as prophylaxis to prevent the bacterial infection.

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confidence: 99%

Drug Utilisation Review in Postoperativepatients in Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Surgical Gastroenterology Departments-a Retrospectve Study

Thadiboina

Adithya

Vadivel

2018

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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“…The use of checklists has been encouraged by international organizations to provide information and develop guidance that can be adapted to the reality of health care, minimizing, in this way, the possibility of adverse events (12) . In this context, other authors (13)(14) emphasize that the elaboration of mechanisms aimed to preemptively analyze the possibility of failures in the processes amplifies the means to provide a safe administration of drugs and, consequently, a better quality in health assistance.…”

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Elaboração e validação de checklist para administração de medicamentos para pacientes em protocolos de pesquisa

Cardoso

Muller

Echer

et al. 2019

Rev. Gaúcha Enferm.

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Resumo OBJETIVO Descrever a elaboração e validação de um checklist como estratégia de administração segura de medicamentos. MÉTODO Estudo de validação por consenso de especialistas conduzido de janeiro a junho de 2018 em um Centro de Pesquisa Clínica de um hospital universitário. O checklist foi validado por três enfermeiros assistenciais, dois técnicos de enfermagem, um farmacêutico, dois enfermeiros professores e um médico professor, todos com ampla experiência na administração de medicamentos e em pesquisa clínica. Para a lista final foi considerado consenso de 100% entre os especialistas. RESULTADOS Elaborou-se um guia composto por seis itens a serem checados pela equipe assistencial antes, durante e após a administração de medicamentos de Pesquisa Clínica. CONCLUSÃO A validação do checklist forneceu elementos norteadores para a prevenção de comportamentos que podem levar ao risco de eventos adversos e também permitiu que as equipes assistenciais buscassem estratégias seguras de cuidado na administração de medicamentos.

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“…The application of a checklist like the LVSPM in daily work and the careful analysis of the results obtained can significantly improve the quality and safety of the medication therapy provided to the patients, besides guiding the professionals, especially the nurses to eliminate the errors deriving from the medication process 24 .…”

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Elaboration and Validation of the Medication Prescription Safety Checklist

Pires¹,

Ferreira

Nascimento

et al. 2017

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective:to elaborate and validate a checklist to identify compliance with the recommendations for the structure of medication prescriptions, based on the Protocol of the Ministry of Health and the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency. Method:methodological research, conducted through the validation and reliability analysis process, using a sample of 27 electronic prescriptions. Results:the analyses confirmed the content validity and reliability of the tool. The content validity, obtained by expert assessment, was considered satisfactory as it covered items that represent the compliance with the recommendations regarding the structure of the medication prescriptions. The reliability, assessed through interrater agreement, was excellent (ICC=1.00) and showed perfect agreement (K=1.00). Conclusion:the Medication Prescription Safety Checklist showed to be a valid and reliable tool for the group studied. We hope that this study can contribute to the prevention of adverse events, as well as to the improvement of care quality and safety in medication use.

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Check it out: A practical tool for improving medication safety

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Drug Utilisation Review in Postoperativepatients in Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Surgical Gastroenterology Departments-a Retrospectve Study

Drug Utilisation Review in Postoperativepatients in Obstetrics-Gynaecology and Surgical Gastroenterology Departments-a Retrospectve Study

Elaboração e validação de checklist para administração de medicamentos para pacientes em protocolos de pesquisa

Elaboration and Validation of the Medication Prescription Safety Checklist

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