Pharmacist-led, prescription intervention system-assisted feedback to reduce prescribing errors: A retrospective study.
J Clin Pharm Ther
; 46(6): 1606-1612, 2021 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34312897
ABSTRACT
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE:
Prescribing errors are prevalent in hospital settings, with provision of feedback recommended to support prescribing by doctors. To evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-led prescription intervention system on prescribing error rates and to measure intervention efficiency.METHODS:
All prescribers in Shandong Provincial Third Hospital received feedback from ward pharmacists using a pharmacist-led prescription intervention system. The prescribing error rate was calculated from Oct 2019 to December 2020. After the intervention was applied, the rates of PASS 1 (System pass), PASS 2 (Pharmacist pass) and PASS 3 (Pharmacist-doctor pass) events and the feedback time were calculated each month. RESULTS ANDDISCUSSION:
Irrational use of drugs was reduced and the prescription rate increased significantly. The error rate reduced from 6.94% to 1.96%, representing an estimated 71.76% decrease overall (p < 0.05). The PASS 1 rate gradually increased from 88% to 96% (p < 0.05), the PASS 2 rate gradually decreased from 5.06% to 2.04% (p < 0.05), the PASS 3 rate gradually decreased from 6.94% to 1.96% (p < 0.05). WHAT IS NEW ANDCONCLUSION:
The pharmacist-led prescription intervention system has the potential to reduce prescribing errors and improve prescribing outcomes and patient safety.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pharmacy Service, Hospital
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Drug Prescriptions
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Electronic Prescribing
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Formative Feedback
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Medication Errors
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Pharm Ther
Journal subject:
FARMACIA
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TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article