Open AccessFrequency and types of the medication errors in an academic emergency department in Iran: The emergent need for clinical pharmacy services in emergency departments
Author(s) -
Alireza Zeraatchi,
Mohammad Taghi Talebian,
Amir Nejati,
Simin DashtiKhavidaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.122384
Subject(s) - medicine , staffing , pharmacy , emergency department , medical prescription , emergency medicine , medical emergency , medication error , incidence (geometry) , patient safety , health care , family medicine , nursing , physics , optics , economics , economic growth
Emergency departments (EDs) are characterized by simultaneous care of multiple patients with various medical conditions. Due to a large number of patients with complex diseases, speed and complexity of medication use, working in under-staffing and crowded environment, medication errors are commonly perpetrated by emergency care providers. This study was designed to evaluate the incidence of medication errors among patients attending to an ED in a teaching hospital in Iran.