Minimising prescription errors-a quality improvement project in the ophthalmology department in a tertiary referral hospital.
Drug errors
Glaucoma chart
Ophthalmology
Pharmacist
Prescription errors
Journal
International ophthalmology
ISSN: 1573-2630
Titre abrégé: Int Ophthalmol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7904294
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Historique:
received:
07
05
2020
accepted:
13
04
2021
pubmed:
6
5
2021
medline:
18
8
2021
entrez:
5
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this quality improvement project was to look into the hospital prescriptions and to identify and record the type and number of errors, to implement measures to reduce the risk of these errors and then to reaudit to assess the impact of changes implemented. The initial audit was conducted prospectively over a eleven-week period. Prescriptions written by doctors of all grades and members of the staff, such as optometrists and nurses, were analysed. A glaucoma prescription guide along with more training at prescribing for doctors was introduced with a view to reducing these errors. A reaudit later demonstrated a significant reduction in these errors. After the introduction of a glaucoma prescription guide and more training for all grades of staff members, prescription errors reduced to 73/2342 (3.1%). Reaudit showed a reduction in both prescription writing errors 50/73(68.4%) and drug-related errors 23/73(31.6%). Prescription errors are avoidable. This audit demonstrated that providing an accessible, easy to read and understand glaucoma prescription guide in the outpatient department along with targeted training for medical staff in prescribing can help in minimising these errors and can lead to safer practice.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33950418
doi: 10.1007/s10792-021-01866-2
pii: 10.1007/s10792-021-01866-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3041-3046Subventions
Organisme : CSRD VA
ID : 1
Pays : United States
Organisme : CSRD VA
ID : 1
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2021. Crown.
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