Pharmacist-led educational interventions provided to healthcare providers to reduce medication errors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medication errors are avoidable events that can occur at any stage of the medication use process. They are widespread in healthcare systems and are linked to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Several strategies have been studied to reduce their occurrence including different types of pharmacy-based interventions. One of the main pharmacist-led interventions is educational programs, which seem to have promising benefits.

Objective

To describe and compare various pharmacist-led educational interventions delivered to healthcare providers and to evaluate their impact qualitatively and quantitatively on medication error rates.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted through searching Cochrane Library, EBSCO, EMBASE, Medline and

SUBMITTER: Jaam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8221459 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature