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medications error and ADR مهم PDF
medications error and ADR مهم PDF
Compliance error: This type of error occurs when patients use medications inappropriately. Proper
patient education and follow-up may play a significant role in minimizing this type of error.
CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICATION ERRORS
2- severity or outcome
1. NO ERROR:
Category A: Circumstances or events that have the capacity to cause error
2. ERROR, NO HARM
Category B: An error occurred, but the medication did not reach the patient.
Category C: An error occurred that reached the patient, but did not cause the patient harm.
Category D: An error occurred that resulted in the need for increased patient monitoring, but caused no
patient harm
3. ERROR, HARM
Category E: An error occurred that resulted in the need for treatment or intervention and caused
temporary patient harm.
Category F: An error occurred that resulted in initial or prolonged hospitalization and caused temporary
patient harm.
Category G: An error occurred that resulted in permanent patient harm.
Category H: An error occurred that resulted in a near-death event (e.g., anaphylaxis and cardiac arrest).
4. ERROR, DEATH
Category I: An error occurred resulting in patient death.