biostudies-literatureLiu YNIDCR NIH HHSNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchNational Institutes of Health102472https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12914570biostudies-literatureUnknown65(5)<h4>Background</h4>Medication prescribing checklists and the impact on patient safety remain unexplored.<h4>Objectives</h4>This scoping review aimed to identify key elements of these checklists and evaluate their impact on patient safety outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched PubMed and Embase for studies reporting checklists in medication prescribing practices and the impact on patient safety outcomes as of October 23, 2024. We applied Fisher's exact test to evaluate the association between checklist effectiveness (based on patient safety outcomes) with study design (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] vs non-RCTs) and intervention type (bundled intervention vs checklist-only intervention).<h4>Results</h4>After full-text review, 53 articles met inclusion criteria for data extraction and anaJournal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAMedication prescribing checklists and their impact on patient safety: A scoping review.PMC12914570R01DE030657R01 DE030657Roy ANLiu YKalenderian ERay KNMiner TWRindal DBSuda KJWalji MFZouaidi KfalseMedication prescribing checklists and their impact on patient safety: A scoping review.<h4>Background</h4>Medication prescribing checklists and the impact on patient safety remain unexplored.<h4>Objectives</h4>This scoping review aimed to identify key elements of these checklists and evaluate their impact on patient safety outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>We searched PubMed and Embase for studies reporting checklists in medication prescribing practices and the impact on patient safety outcomes as of October 23, 2024. We applied Fisher's exact test to evaluate the association between checklist effectiveness (based on patient safety outcomes) with study design (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] vs non-RCTs) and intervention type (bundled intervention vs checklist-only intervention).<h4>Results</h4>After full-text review, 53 articles met inclusion criteria for data extraction and ana2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Sep-Oct2026-07-16T06:56:27.15Z2026-07-09T13:10:43.667ZS-EPMC129145704058812810.1016/j.japh.2025.102472