Open AccessAnonymously reported medication errors: the tip of the iceberg
Author(s) -
CAVELL GILLIAN F.,
OBORNE C. ALICE
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 2042-7174
pISSN - 0961-7671
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2001.tb01112.x
Subject(s) - medicine , iceberg , medical physics , oceanography , sea ice , geology
Focal points □ Errors reported to an anonymous medication error reporting scheme are presented □ Human error accounts for almost half the misadventures reported □ Reporting rates are low compared with rates identified by direct observation □ Low reporting rates limit the opportunities for risk reduction strategies