PPT-Medication Safety and You

Insert Speaker Information here Insert your logo here Introduction 1 Adverse drug events are the sixth leading cause of death in hospitals and are responsible for 7 of all admissions Health amp Human Services estimates that medication errors cost medicare 12 billion dollars . Medication Order Writing & the “Do Not Use” Abbreviations. To enhance understanding of the linkages between medication safety and communication.. To ensure that all healthcare professional and associated staff are familiar with the “DO NOT USE: Dangerous Abbreviations and Symbols, Dose Designations” Materials from the Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety.. S:. Recently, we have had . several IV . medication errors in the SICU with continuous drips. B:. Several factors related to these errors, including:. • Verifying the correct medication is hung. Lauren E. Glaze, . PharmD. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice. UAMS South Family Medical Center. Objectives. Define transitional care and its impact on healthcare outcomes and expenditures . Describe the development of a Transitions of Care (TOC) service . Module 12. Medication Errors. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as follows: any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of health care professional, patient, or consumer. Objectives. After reading this chapter, you will be able to: . Identify problems patients would experience with over-the-counter purchases and take appropriate action to intervene.. Identify commonly prescribed drugs. . Chapter Topics. Medical errors. Medication errors. Prescription filling process in community and hospital pharmacy practices. Medication error prevention. Medication error reporting systems. Learning Objectives. Patients do . not. take their medicine . as prescribed. about . half. the time. . 2. Why is it important to assess adherence?. =. 3. 4. Eight. . steps to . improve medication adherence. in . your. Question 1. Which of the following medications requires that a patient product insert be provided to the patient?. Atenolol. Erythromycin. Medroxyprogesterone. Naproxen. Question 1. Which of the following medications requires that a patient product insert be provided to the patient?. Policies and Procedures . Each pharmacy must have a policies and procedures manual:. Mission statement. : States the purpose and goals of an organization. Policy. : A definite course or method of action; a plan establishing goals and objectives. October 2021. The Availability and Use of Medication Abortion Care. In 2018, medication abortion accounted for 54% of abortions before 9 weeks gestation in the U.S.. SOURCE: . Kortsmit. K, . Jatlaoui. Philip A Routledge. James Coulson. All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre. Cardiff, Wales, UK. Case Study. A 44 year-old woman had a urinary tract infection and was prescribed the antibiotic nitrofurantoin for 10 days. Two weeks later she noticed numbness, pins and needles and tingling of the lower limbs up to mid-thigh. She was examined by a neurologist three months later, who stated that this was likely to have been a peripheral neuropathy related to the previous course of nitrofurantoin. She is referred to you (as a clinical pharmacologist) for advice.. Andrew Smith, Lancaster, UK. On behalf of the ESAIC Patient Safety and Quality Committee and the EBA. Adverse drug event ADE. “. An adverse drug event, injuries resulting from medical intervention. Welcome to the monthly web meeting . Wednesday 26. th. April 2023. Web meeting process. Welcome to our monthly meeting using MS Teams. Please use the chat box to comment, share your experiences and ask questions.. Medication Formulary. Medication Order Writing. Vanessa’s Law (Mandatory ADR and MDI Reporting). Opioid Prescribing in Hospital. July . 2021. Lisa Nodwell, . BScPharm. , ACPR. Clinical Pharmacy Manager.