Medication errors in long-term care: part 1.
The consultant pharmacist has a vital role in the management of medications in the long-term care setting, but this activity is retrospective, and it may uncover medication errors that have already occurred. However, this process does not prevent medication errors from occurring. This first part of a two-part series will look at the underlying causes that lead to medication errors and provide recommendations for consultant pharmacists to address the potential for error.
Grissinger
Matthew
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA. mgrissinger@ismp.org
D003253:Consultants; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000592:standards*; D010595:Pharmacists; D024382:Professional Role; D012307:Risk Factors; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods