TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 10. Medication Errors
A1  - Metzger, Nicole L.
A1  - Marshall, Leisa L.
A2  - McKean, Sylvia C.
A2  - Ross, John J.
A2  - Dressler, Daniel D.
A2  - Brotman, Daniel J.
A2  - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
PY  - 2012
T2  - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
AB  - Medication  therapy  is  becoming  increasingly  more  complex  as  new  drugs  are  developed  and  more  therapeutic  targets  are  elucidated.  In  addition,  polypharmacy  (≥5  scheduled  medications)  has  become  exceedingly  common  in  geriatric  patients  and  in  patients  with  chronic  disease  states.  As  the  complexity  of  drug  therapy  and  the  number  of  medications  increase,  patients  are  at  a  high  risk  for  medication  errors  and  adverse  drug  events  (ADEs),  or  injuries  resulting  from  medication.  The  National  Coordinating  Council  for  Medication  Error  Reporting  and  Prevention  (NCC  MERP)  defines  a  medication  error  as  “any  preventable  event  that  may  cause  or  lead  to  inappropriate  medication  use  or  patient  harm  while  the  medication  is  in  the  control  of  the  health  care  professional,  patient,  or  consumer.”1  The  Institute  of  Medicine  (IOM)  simplifies  the  definition  by  stating  that  a  medication  error  is  “any  error  occurring  in  the  medication-use  process.”2  Medication  errors  are  particularly  problematic  when  they  lead  to  preventable  ADEs,  or  injuries  resulting  from  medication.  The  IOM  estimated  in  2006  that  25%  of  medication  errors  led  to  preventable  ADEs.  While  the  majority  of  ADEs  are  nonpreventable,  it  is  still  imperative  that  hospitalists  recognize  the  seriousness  of  preventable  ADEs  and  how  these  ADEs  can  be  prevented.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56191618
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