Medication errors in relation to direct-acting oral anticoagulants: a qualitative study of pharmacists' views and experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite their effectiveness and ease of use, medication errors have been reported to be highly prevalent with direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC).

Aim

The aim of this study was to explore views and experiences of pharmacists on contributory factors and mitigation strategies around medication errors in relation to DOAC.

Method

This study used a qualitative design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with hospital pharmacists in Saudi Arabia. The interview topic guide was developed based on previous literature and Reason's Accident Causation Model. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and MAXQDA Analytics Pro 2020 was used to thematically analyse the data (VERBI Software).

Results

Twenty-three participants representing a range of experie

SUBMITTER: Al Rowily A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044102 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature