Ensuring Safe and Effective Medication Use in Healthcare Facilities
Main Article Content
Keywords
.
Abstract
Various strategies have been implemented by healthcare organizations to enhance medication safety. This review aims to comprehensively review evidence on established and emerging best practices for medication safety, their impact on patient outcomes, and challenges associated with implementation.The findings are discusses under key themes of medication safety protocols, pharmacist involvement, clinical decision support systems, computerized physician order entry, barcode medication administration, and recent advancements
References
Agrawal A. Medication errors: prevention using information technology systems. Br J Clin
Pharmacol. 2009;67(6):681-6.
Bright TJ, Wong A, Dhurjati R, et al. Effect of clinical decision-support systems: a systematic
review. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157(1):29-43.
Bond CA, Raehl CL, Franke T. Clinical pharmacy services, hospital pharmacy staffing, and
medication errors in United States hospitals. Pharmacotherapy. 2002;22(2):134-47.
Cohen MR, ed. Medication Errors. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association; 2007.
Cunningham TR, Linder JA. Medication safety education for residents: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(12):2828-35.
Dhawan A, Bali RK, Gupta A, Rana IV. Emerging technologies for medication safety: a narrative review. J Patient Saf. 2022 Jun 20:1. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000986. [Epub ahead of print.
Flynn EA, Barker KN, Pepper GA, Bates DW, Mikeal RL. Comparison of methods for detecting medication errors in 36 hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002;59(5):436-46.
Feldstein AC, Smith DH, Perrin N, et al. Reducing warfarin medication interactions: an interrupted time series evaluation. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(9):1009-15. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.9.1009.
Greenwald JL, Halasyamani L, Greene J, et al. Medication reconciliation: a targeted intervention to reduce readmissions. J Hosp Med. 2010;5(2):102-7.
Importance of medication history errors at admission to hospital: a systematic review. CMAJ.
2005;173(5):510-5. doi:10.1503/cmaj.045311.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. High-alert medications in acute care settings. https://
www.ismp.org/recommendations/high-alert-medications-acute-list. Accessed June 20, 2022.
Institute of Medicine. Preventing medication errors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.
Kawamoto K, Houlihan CA, Balas EA, Lobach DF. Improving clinical practice using clinical
decision support systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success.
BMJ. 2005;330(7494):765.
Koppel R, Metlay JP, Cohen A, et al. Role of computerized physician order entry systems in
facilitating medication errors. JAMA. 2005;293(10):1197-203.
Kuperman GJ, Bobb A, Payne TH, et al. Medication-related clinical decision support in hospital EHR systems: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(1):29-40.
Mueller SK, Sponsler KC, Kripalani S, Schnipper JL. Hospital-based medication reconciliation practices: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(14):1057-69.
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. What is a medication error? https://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors. Accessed June 20, 2022.
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. What is a medication error? https://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors. Published 2020. Accessed
June 1, 2021.
Patterson SM, Hughes CM, Kerse N, Cardwell CR, Bradley MC. Interventions to improve the
appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;5(5):CD008165. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008165.pub2.
Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in
hospital settings: prescribing and transcribing-2016. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2017;74(17):1336-52.
Poon EG, Keohane CA, Yoon CS, et al. Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration. N Engl J Med. 2010;362(18):1698-707.
Poon EG, Cina JL, Churchill W, et al. Medication dispensing errors and potential adverse drug events before and after implementing bar code technology in the pharmacy. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145(6):426-34.
Potts AL, O'Gurek DT. Assessment of pharmacy students' medication safety knowledge and
competence. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020;84(1):7130.
Roshanov PS, Fernandes N, Wilczynski JM, et al. Features of effective computerised clinical
decision support systems: meta-regression of 162 randomised trials. BMJ. 2013;346:f657.
Tam VC, Knowles SR, Cornish PL, Fine N, Marchesano R, Etchells EE. Frequency, type and clinical.
Weingart SN, Toth M, Sands DZ, Aronson MD, Davis RB, Phillips RS. Physicians' decisions to override computerized drug alerts in primary care. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163(21):2625-31.
World Health Organization. Medication safety in transitional care. Geneva: WHO; 2019.
Pharmacol. 2009;67(6):681-6.
Bright TJ, Wong A, Dhurjati R, et al. Effect of clinical decision-support systems: a systematic
review. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157(1):29-43.
Bond CA, Raehl CL, Franke T. Clinical pharmacy services, hospital pharmacy staffing, and
medication errors in United States hospitals. Pharmacotherapy. 2002;22(2):134-47.
Cohen MR, ed. Medication Errors. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: American Pharmacists Association; 2007.
Cunningham TR, Linder JA. Medication safety education for residents: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(12):2828-35.
Dhawan A, Bali RK, Gupta A, Rana IV. Emerging technologies for medication safety: a narrative review. J Patient Saf. 2022 Jun 20:1. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000986. [Epub ahead of print.
Flynn EA, Barker KN, Pepper GA, Bates DW, Mikeal RL. Comparison of methods for detecting medication errors in 36 hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002;59(5):436-46.
Feldstein AC, Smith DH, Perrin N, et al. Reducing warfarin medication interactions: an interrupted time series evaluation. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(9):1009-15. doi:10.1001/archinte.166.9.1009.
Greenwald JL, Halasyamani L, Greene J, et al. Medication reconciliation: a targeted intervention to reduce readmissions. J Hosp Med. 2010;5(2):102-7.
Importance of medication history errors at admission to hospital: a systematic review. CMAJ.
2005;173(5):510-5. doi:10.1503/cmaj.045311.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. High-alert medications in acute care settings. https://
www.ismp.org/recommendations/high-alert-medications-acute-list. Accessed June 20, 2022.
Institute of Medicine. Preventing medication errors. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.
Kawamoto K, Houlihan CA, Balas EA, Lobach DF. Improving clinical practice using clinical
decision support systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success.
BMJ. 2005;330(7494):765.
Koppel R, Metlay JP, Cohen A, et al. Role of computerized physician order entry systems in
facilitating medication errors. JAMA. 2005;293(10):1197-203.
Kuperman GJ, Bobb A, Payne TH, et al. Medication-related clinical decision support in hospital EHR systems: a systematic review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(1):29-40.
Mueller SK, Sponsler KC, Kripalani S, Schnipper JL. Hospital-based medication reconciliation practices: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(14):1057-69.
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. What is a medication error? https://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors. Accessed June 20, 2022.
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. What is a medication error? https://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors. Published 2020. Accessed
June 1, 2021.
Patterson SM, Hughes CM, Kerse N, Cardwell CR, Bradley MC. Interventions to improve the
appropriate use of polypharmacy for older people. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;5(5):CD008165. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD008165.pub2.
Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in
hospital settings: prescribing and transcribing-2016. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2017;74(17):1336-52.
Poon EG, Keohane CA, Yoon CS, et al. Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration. N Engl J Med. 2010;362(18):1698-707.
Poon EG, Cina JL, Churchill W, et al. Medication dispensing errors and potential adverse drug events before and after implementing bar code technology in the pharmacy. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145(6):426-34.
Potts AL, O'Gurek DT. Assessment of pharmacy students' medication safety knowledge and
competence. Am J Pharm Educ. 2020;84(1):7130.
Roshanov PS, Fernandes N, Wilczynski JM, et al. Features of effective computerised clinical
decision support systems: meta-regression of 162 randomised trials. BMJ. 2013;346:f657.
Tam VC, Knowles SR, Cornish PL, Fine N, Marchesano R, Etchells EE. Frequency, type and clinical.
Weingart SN, Toth M, Sands DZ, Aronson MD, Davis RB, Phillips RS. Physicians' decisions to override computerized drug alerts in primary care. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163(21):2625-31.
World Health Organization. Medication safety in transitional care. Geneva: WHO; 2019.
Article Sidebar
Published
Apr 26, 2022
Article Details
How to Cite
Ibrahim Ali Alessa , Hussain Naji Hussain Aldandan, Rehab Hussain Matooq Alsultan , Mahdi Mohammed Saleh Alawadh,.Hassan Ali Al Omran , M. A. A. , A. B. A. . H. B. A. A. A. A. A. , M. A. M. A. A. H. A. A. , M. . R. A. (2022). Ensuring Safe and Effective Medication Use in Healthcare Facilities. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 29(03), 612–621. https://doi.org/10.53555/jptcp.v29i03.5501
Section
Articles
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
All articles published in JPTCP are licensed under Copyright Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.