Pharmacists at the forefront: reducing medication errors.
Pharmacists are in a constant battle to prevent medication errors. It is something most pharmacists do not even realize they are doing every day. Some people call it "pharmacist radar." As pharmacists review charts, talk with patients and staff, and interact with prescribers, they are constantly filtering information about medications from numerous sources to ensure that something has not "slipped by" that might cause a medication error. Is that the right dose? Why did the prescriber choose that drug? Where has the facility been keeping that medication? These are just a few questions that are part of the internal dialogue swirling around in senior care pharmacists' heads as they try to ensure the highest level of care for patients.
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D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards; D004356:Drug Storage; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000592:standards; D008509:Medication Systems; D010595:Pharmacists