title: Reducing patient harm with the use of opioid oral solutions.
abstract: Medication errors involving oral opioids have led to serious adverse events, including failure to control pain, over-sedation, respiratory depression, seizures, and death. This article will highlight medication errors that may arise during the use of opioid oral solutions, particularly concentrated formulations, and provide risk-reduction recommendations to address the potential for error and patient harm.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Safe Medication Practices(ISMP), Horsham, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grissinger
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gaunt
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D064406:Patient Harm / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019999:Pharmaceutical Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D019999:Pharmaceutical Solutions