作者: Nicola Cassidy , Edel Duggan , David J. P. Williams , Joseph A. Tracey
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.587193
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摘要: Introduction. Medication errors are widely reported for hospitalised patients, but limited data available medication that occur in community-based and clinical settings. Epidemiological from poisons information centres enable characterisation of trends occurring across the healthcare spectrum. Aim. The objective this study was to characterise epidemiology type National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) Ireland. Methods. A 3-year prospective on NPIC conducted 1 January 2007 31 December 2009 inclusive. Data patient demographics, enquiry source, location, pharmaceutical agent(s), error, treatment advice were collated standardised call report forms. categorised as (i) prescribing error (i.e. physician error), (ii) dispensing pharmacy (iii) administration involving wrong medication,...