Is ophthalmic therapy often overlooked in hospital wards?
In a prospective study regarding the accuracy of ophthalmic drugs prescriptions of 55 inpatients in two general teaching hospitals, it was found that: only 27.3% of these patients had their ocular therapy correctly prescribed; 38.2% had their eye medications incorrectly prescribed; and 34.5% had no ophthalmic drugs prescribed. The authors conclude that more care during case history taking could prevent such errors.
Chong
N H
NH
Department of Ophthalmology, Glasgow Eye Infirmary, Scotland, UK.
Murdoch
J R
JR
D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008508:Medication Errors; D010343:Patient Admission; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012606:Scotland