Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand-repackaging of medications in long-term care facilities in Germany
July 27th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2008
Source: The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Volume 6, Issue 4, October 2008, Pages 212-219
Andreas, Gerber , Ines, Kohaupt , Karl W., Lauterbach , Guido, Buescher , Stephanie, Stock , …
Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify and classify errors associated with the repackaging of residents’ medications in long-term care facilities in Germany.Methods: This was a prospective 8-week study conducted in 3 long-term care facilities. Pill organizers, each of which contained all repackaged solid oral dosage forms of long-term medications for a particular resident for an entire day, were inspected and checked against residents’ medication sheets by the investigator-pharmacist. On agreement between the pharmacist and the registered nurse responsible for residents’ medications, all errors were rectified before medications were administered. The primary study measure was the overall rate…
