Accuracy checking

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Common types of dispensing errors

  • sound and look alike drugs (SALADs)

  • Misreading prescriptions

  • Out-of-date medications

  • Incorrect calculations

  • incorrect patient details

  • Incorrect directions on label

  • Picking incorrect item

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Factors that can lead to errors

  • distractions

  • Environment

  • Interrruptions

  • Workload

  • Staffing level

  • Level of knowledge

  • Time of day

  • Persona issues

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Implications of dispensing errrors

  • harm to patient

  • Near miss incient

  • Harm to organisation

  • Harm to individual

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Preventing errors methods

  • error reporting

  • Communications to staff around common errors

  • Policies and procedures

  • Storage of medicines

  • Workflow