Prescription With Medication Errors
Conditions
Keywords
Medication errors, Mixed method study, tertiary healthcare facility
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to develop and implement Medication errors reporting system using the error reporting guidelines. The main question it aims to answer is: Does development and implementation of Medication errors reporting guideline will help to reduce the errors rate and improve the patient safety?
Interventions
OTHERmedication errors reporting guidelines
the intervention is designed to reduce the medication errors and develop the culture of reporting the Medication errors in clinical settings.
Sponsors
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* For the quantitative part, the inclusion criteria are patients of all age groups and prescriptions issued to inpatients. * For the qualitative part of the study, inclusion criteria are healthcare professionals aged more than 18 years working in Dhulikhel Hospital.
Exclusion criteria
* The
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| reduction in Mediation error rate | 6 months after the implementation of the Medication errors reporting guidelines | The newly developed Medication errors reporting guidelines will be implemented and will be used to evaluate the reduction in medication errors incident rates. |
Contacts
Primary ContactRudip Thapa Assistant Professor, M.Sc. (Medical) Pharmacology
Outcome results
None listed