Dispensing errors before and after changing the medicine name labeling of dispensing sheet and medicine bag in a hospital pharmacy

• At: 2009 FIP Congress in Istanbul (Turkey)
• Type: Poster
• By: CHANG, Hui-Jen (Department of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan,Taiwan, Tainan, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): Wu, Yu-Chin (Department of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan,Taiwan, TAINAN, China Taiwan)
  Chen, Chin-Ming (Department of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan,Taiwan, TAINAN, China Taiwan)
  Tai, Shu-Hua (Department of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan,Taiwan, TAINAN, China Taiwan)
  Chou, Chen-Hsi (Department of Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan,Taiwan, TAINAN, China Taiwan)
  
• Abstract:

  Background:
  
  Dispensing errors due to look-alike medication names, labeling and packaging are common in the hospital pharmacy. Pharmacist plays a very important role in managing risks associated with dispensing. In this study, a survey was conducted to analyze the reasons for the errors and evaluate whether or not changing medication labeling on..

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