Reducing errors related to 'PRN' frequency through CPOE system intervention in a teaching hospital of Pakistan

• In: Administrative Pharmacy Section Short oral presentations on Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 9:00-11:40
• At: Basel (Switzerland) (2008)
• Type: Presentation
• By: SYED, Shaukat Ali Muttaqi (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
• Co-author(s): Syed, Shamim Raza (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  Madraswala, Majid (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  Sheikh, Abdul Latif (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
  
• Abstract:

  Medication use at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is a multifaceted process. According to patient safety standards medications orders should be clear and less ambiguous. Use of PRN frequency is acceptable way to rationalize the drug therapy vis-à-vis providing seamless care. The use of PRN frequency at AKUH was ambiguous and there was always

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