Actionable Patient Safety Solutions (APSS) #3A: Medication Errors

Authors

Ron Jordan, Chapman UniversityFollow
Jerika Lam, Chapman UniversityFollow
Peter Antevy, Handtevy
Steven Barker, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Linda Beneze, Monarch Medical Technologies
Michel Bennett, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Laressa Bethishou, Chapman UniversityFollow
Jim Broselow, eBroselow
John Burnam, Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation
Mitchell Goldenstein, Loma Linda Medical Center
Kari Hamlin, Hackensack Medical Center
Helen Haskell, Mothers Against Medical Error
Christopher Jerry, The Emily Jerry Foundation
Edwin Loftin, Parrish Medical Center
Ariana Longley, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Jacob Lopez, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
Anne Lyren, Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety
Brendan Miney, Talis Clinical
Sidney Morice, Lee Health
Steve Mullenix, National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
Robert Nickell, Enovachem
Rochelle Sandell, Patient Advocate
David Shane Lowry, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Robin Shannon, The T System
Deeba Siddiqui, Hackensack Medical Center
Charles Simmons, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nat Sims, Massachusetts General Hospital
Robert Stein, Keck Graduate Institute
Laura Townsend, Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation
Jason Yamaki, Chapman UniversityFollow
Sun Yang, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2019

Abstract

A medication error is a preventable event in any healthcare setting that may lead to inappropriate medication use while in the control of the healthcare professional or patient, ultimately leading to patient harm and/or death. Medication errors can be classified into five categories: 1) wrong drug, 2) wrong dose, 3) wrong route, 4) wrong frequency and/or 5) wrong patient.

Comments

This updated report was published for the Patient Safety Movement Foundation in 2019.

Recommended Citation

Jordan R, Lam JT, Antevy P, et al. Actionable Patient Safety Solution (APSS) #3A: Medication Errors. Patient Safety Movement Foundation. January 2019. (https://patientsafetymovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/3A.pdf).

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Patient Safety Movement Foundation