prescribing and medication errors Flashcards
Be aware of the major underlying causes of poor prescribing and see how these causes relate to each other
- elderly patients w/ more conditions> drugs can give them side effects
- Pharmaceutical problems>
-doctor-related problems>
- sleep deprived junior dr’s
- prescribing on call> rarely know patient
- caffiene
- laps and slips
- Confuse rules
- shitty handwriting
some factors that could increase the rate of medication errors
how does age play a role in presciption errors
we have older ppl with more complex conditions and the drugs dont behhave the same way and u can get increase risk of side effects
why do dr’s make prescription errors when “Prescribing On-Call “
• Rarely know patient
• Routine- “boring jobs”
– Re-write drug charts
– Prescribe fluids
– Prescribe new unfamiliar drugs
– Prescribe old drugs in absence of results
how r errors classified?
what should u confrim about the drug Before you write a prescription ?
adherence is importance, make sure they r taking all their drugs!
the more drugs u give, they may not adhere to them
Understand and appreciate the consequences of poor and dangerous prescribing to the patient, yourself and other health professionals
how to write a prescription
Requirements for a SAFE prescription
what r some Good Practice Requirements when prescribing
- Approved drug name
- Route of administration
- Dose
- Strength
- Units in full
- Frequency
- Special (additional) instructions
what sort of things should u be careful when prescribing a drug and thing u should avoid?
- make u sure u write the drug name
- clear handwriting (Legibility) > pharamcist may read it wrong
- avoid abbreviations!
- write the exact amount of in words and how much the total amount will be
- dont wirte the route of the drug in multiple different ways!
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What is a serious reaction?
What is a black triangle drug?
