Safer medicines management in primary care.
Errors in the medicines management process represent an important source of iatrogenic harm in primary care. Most errors result from underlying systems-based problems that are amenable to intervention and potentially preventable. In this paper, we seek to identify the frequency of medication-related morbidity in primary care, understand the underlying systemic reasons that increase risk of medication-related errors and iatrogenic harm, and suggest strategies for improving the safety of medicines management.
Avery
Anthony J
AJ
Division of General Practice, School of Community Health Sciences, University of Nottingham. tony.avery@nottingham.ac.uk
Sheikh
Aziz
A
Hurwitz
Brian
B
Smeaton
Lesley
L
Chen
Yen-Fu
YF
Howard
Rachel
R
Cantrill
Judy
J
Royal
Simon
S
D004347:Drug Interactions; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D017751:Safety Management; D006113:United Kingdom