1 - Safe Prescribing Flashcards

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What are the three types of problems that lead to medication errors?

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- Patient-related problems: e.g increasing population and more elderly patients with co-morbidities and lots of drugs

- Pharmaceutical problems: blind adherance to guidelines, side effects

- Doctor-related problems: exhaustion, increased complexity of care and specialisation

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How can prescribing on call lead to errors?

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What is a serious reaction?

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  • A serious reaction is any reaction which results in/prolongs hospitalisation
  • They can be fatal, life-threatening, disabling or incapacitating
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Before writing a prescription, what 9 things should one confirm?

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What are Barber’s goals for prescribing?

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How do we minimise the risk of making prescription errors?

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