Medication Error Implications for Patient Safety

Medication errors (including wrong drug, dose, patient, route of administration and documentation) are major causes of inpatient morbidity and mortality. 1 in 20 perioperative medication administrations, or every second operation, resulted in a medication error and/or an adverse drug event (Nanji et al, 2016). The Medication Errors Panel at the second Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit was moderated by Dr. David Classen and included panelists Dr. Randy Axelrod, Dr. Steven Barker, Christopher Jerry, Dr. Victoria Rich, and Dr. Nathaniel Sims.

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Very sad for both Emily's family and the young pharmacy technician