Medication incidents related to automated dose dispensing in community pharmacies and hospitals--a reporting system study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Automated dose dispensing (ADD) is being introduced in several countries and the use of this technology is expected to increase as a growing number of elderly people need to manage their medication at home. ADD aims to improve medication safety and treatment adherence, but it may introduce new safety issues. This descriptive study provides insight into the nature and consequences of medication incidents related to ADD, as reported by healthcare professionals in community pharmacies and hospitals.

Methods

The medication incidents that were submitted to the Dutch Central Medication incidents Registration (CMR) reporting system were selected and characterized independently by two researchers.

Main outcome measures

Person discovering the incident, phase of th

SUBMITTER: Cheung KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4109935 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature