Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)

PURPOSE: Reporting and analysing the data on medication errors (MEs) is important and contributes to a better understanding of the error-prone environment. This study aims to examine the characteristics of errors submitted to the National Medication Error Reporting System (MERS) in Malaysia. METHO...

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Main Authors:	Samsiah, A., Othman, Noordin, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Hassali, Mohamed Azmi, Wan-Mohaina, W. M.
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Published:	Springer 2016
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-543372017-01-18T07:29:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/ Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012) Samsiah, A. Othman, Noordin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Wan-Mohaina, W. M. RS Pharmacy and materia medica PURPOSE: Reporting and analysing the data on medication errors (MEs) is important and contributes to a better understanding of the error-prone environment. This study aims to examine the characteristics of errors submitted to the National Medication Error Reporting System (MERS) in Malaysia. METHODS: A retrospective review of reports received from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2012 was undertaken. Descriptive statistics method was applied. RESULTS: A total of 17,357 MEs reported were reviewed. The majority of errors were from public-funded hospitals. Near misses were classified in 86.3 % of the errors. The majority of errors (98.1 %) had no harmful effects on the patients. Prescribing contributed to more than three-quarters of the overall errors (76.1 %). Pharmacists detected and reported the majority of errors (92.1 %). Cases of erroneous dosage or strength of medicine (30.75 %) were the leading type of error, whilst cardiovascular (25.4 %) was the most common category of drug found. CONCLUSIONS: MERS provides rich information on the characteristics of reported MEs. Low contribution to reporting from healthcare facilities other than government hospitals and non-pharmacists requires further investigation. Thus, a feasible approach to promote MERS among healthcare providers in both public and private sectors needs to be formulated and strengthened. Preventive measures to minimise MEs should be directed to improve prescribing competency among the fallible prescribers identified. Springer 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/1/10.1007%252Fs00228-016-2126-x.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/7/54337-Medication%20errors%20reported%20to%20the%20National%20Medication%20Error%20Reporting%20System%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/8/54337-Medication%20errors%20reported%20to%20the%20National%20Medication%20Error%20Reporting%20System%20in%20Malaysia_WOS.pdf Samsiah, A. and Othman, Noordin and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Hassali, Mohamed Azmi and Wan-Mohaina, W. M. (2016) Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012). European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 72 (12). pp. 1515-1524. ISSN 0031-6970 E-ISSN 1432-1041 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00228-016-2126-x 10.1007/s00228-016-2126-x
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Samsiah, A. Othman, Noordin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Wan-Mohaina, W. M. Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
description	PURPOSE: Reporting and analysing the data on medication errors (MEs) is important and contributes to a better understanding of the error-prone environment. This study aims to examine the characteristics of errors submitted to the National Medication Error Reporting System (MERS) in Malaysia. METHODS: A retrospective review of reports received from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2012 was undertaken. Descriptive statistics method was applied. RESULTS: A total of 17,357 MEs reported were reviewed. The majority of errors were from public-funded hospitals. Near misses were classified in 86.3 % of the errors. The majority of errors (98.1 %) had no harmful effects on the patients. Prescribing contributed to more than three-quarters of the overall errors (76.1 %). Pharmacists detected and reported the majority of errors (92.1 %). Cases of erroneous dosage or strength of medicine (30.75 %) were the leading type of error, whilst cardiovascular (25.4 %) was the most common category of drug found. CONCLUSIONS: MERS provides rich information on the characteristics of reported MEs. Low contribution to reporting from healthcare facilities other than government hospitals and non-pharmacists requires further investigation. Thus, a feasible approach to promote MERS among healthcare providers in both public and private sectors needs to be formulated and strengthened. Preventive measures to minimise MEs should be directed to improve prescribing competency among the fallible prescribers identified.
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author	Samsiah, A. Othman, Noordin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Wan-Mohaina, W. M.
author_facet	Samsiah, A. Othman, Noordin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Hassali, Mohamed Azmi Wan-Mohaina, W. M.
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title	Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
title_short	Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
title_full	Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
title_fullStr	Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
title_full_unstemmed	Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
title_sort	medication errors reported to the national medication error reporting system in malaysia: a 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)
publisher	Springer
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/1/10.1007%252Fs00228-016-2126-x.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/7/54337-Medication%20errors%20reported%20to%20the%20National%20Medication%20Error%20Reporting%20System%20in%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/54337/8/54337-Medication%20errors%20reported%20to%20the%20National%20Medication%20Error%20Reporting%20System%20in%20Malaysia_WOS.pdf
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Medication errors reported to the National Medication Error Reporting System in Malaysia: A 4-year retrospective review (2009 to 2012)

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