{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["6"],"submitter":["Roughead EE"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>This paper presents Part 1 of a two-part literature review examining medication safety in the Australian acute care setting. This review was undertaken for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to update a previous national report on medication safety conducted in 2002. This first part of the review examines the extent and causes of medication incidents and adverse drug events in acute care.<h4>Methods</h4>A literature search was conducted to identify Australian studies, published from 2002 to 2008, on the extent and causes of medication incidents and adverse drug events in acute care.<h4>Results</h4>Studies published since 2002 continue to suggest approximately 2%-3% of Australian hospital admissions are medication-related. Results of incident r"],"journal":["Australia and New Zealand health policy"],"pagination":["18"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2733897"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008."],"pmcid":["PMC2733897"],"pubmed_authors":["Semple SJ","Roughead EE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>This paper presents Part 1 of a two-part literature review examining medication safety in the Australian acute care setting. This review was undertaken for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to update a previous national report on medication safety conducted in 2002. This first part of the review examines the extent and causes of medication incidents and adverse drug events in acute care.<h4>Methods</h4>A literature search was conducted to identify Australian studies, published from 2002 to 2008, on the extent and causes of medication incidents and adverse drug events in acute care.<h4>Results</h4>Studies published since 2002 continue to suggest approximately 2%-3% of Australian hospital admissions are medication-related. Results of incident r","dates":{"release":"2009-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2009 Aug","modification":"2025-04-04T13:39:44.872Z","creation":"2019-03-27T00:24:32Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC2733897","cross_references":{"pubmed":["19671158"],"doi":["10.1186/1743-8462-6-18"]}}