LloydsPharmacy reduces amlodipine and amitriptyline dispensing errors by 77% The multiple's Safer Care patient safety programme, aimed to eliminate look-alike, sound-alike dispensing errors, achieved a significant reduction in mistakes in 2020.…
Fatal mistakes: why do ten-fold medication errors in children keep happening? This feature explores the issue of ten-fold medication errors in children — currently the subject of a national investigation — and what could be done to eliminate them once and for all.…
Families are struggling to use medicines at home — we must truly involve them in their own safety Surprisingly few medicine errors in children in the home setting are reported, yet evidence suggests that parents sometimes struggle here. We can tackle this hidden medicines safety issue by putting families’ insight at the heart of our interventions.…
NHS investigation body launches inquiry into medication errors in children The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will explore the risks of medication errors occurring, following an incident involving a child aged four years.…
Case study: an error with a medicine containing arachis oil Many common pharmaceutical products contain refined peanut oil, which is contraindicated in patients with a known peanut allergy. This hospital pharmacy-based case study demonstrates the steps taken after a prescribing incident.…
Pharmacist-led feedback for prescribers cuts errors in hospital, study suggests A pharmacist-led feedback intervention, aimed at supporting prescribers, resulted in a significant reduction in prescribing errors in hospital, a study has found.…
Reducing risk and managing dispensing errors Pharmacy teams should understand how to minimise the risk and likelihood of dispensing errors, including methods that can be used to evaluate existing processes, as well as how to deal with errors if they happen.…
Understanding dispensing errors and risk As prescription numbers continue to increase, it is necessary to understand the dispensing errors that can occur and how they may happen. …
Reported patient safety incidents fell by almost half during COVID-19 pandemic Reporting of patient safety incidents decreased by 45% between April 2020 and June 2020, compared with the previous quarter.…
Pharmacist contributions to consultant-led post-take ward rounds: a service evaluation A study carried out at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust shows that pharmacists’ contributions on post-take ward rounds are highly valued, with their interventions leading to a reduction in prescribing errors and potential for harm.…
