Abstract
Results: Ninety two patients were included in the study. 7353 drug doses were reviewed. 1563 (21.3%) medication errors were identified. The majority of medication errors identified were documentation errors during administration process (59%). These were followed by errors detected during transcription (15%), dispensing (14%), and prescribing (7%). Five percent of errors were associated with errors in drug distribution and health insurance systems. Pharmacist identified eight incomplete medication histories during medication reconciliation, intercepted 24 dispensing errors and prevented eight administration errors. Conclusions: Pharmacist’s clinical review activities can detect and intercept medication errors during medication delivery process. The success of such activities however requires the collaboration of other healthcare professionals, as well as patients.
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