Later this year, (December 1, 2019,) the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) General Chapter <800> will officially require that pharmacies and other health care providers (e.g. aged care facilities) handling hazardous drugs must incorporate USP <800> into...
Israeli researchers point out that hitherto, little has been understood about the impact of social interactions on iatrogenic harm and lapses in patient safety.Their field-based experience-sampling study of health workers (primarily nurses) in a general hospital...
The National Pharmacy Association in the UK has published guidance on risk mitigation in relation to alcohol consumption during therapy with methadone. The hazards are manifold and include increased likelihood and severity of respiratory depression and hypotension,...
Researchers in the USA have recently examined patient experiences in medication use processes to help derive initiatives to support safe medication use in community settings. The study involved a qualitative observational approach, with about 18 hours of direct...
It is now beyond dispute that adverse events due to medical error are a leading cause of premature mortality. Some research suggests that 0.6% of admissions result in death due to adverse events, and other serious adverse events may be even more common than...
