SAFETY & QUALITY Medication Errors

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Medication error
Preventable error involving medication use that may lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm.
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Near miss
An error detected before reaching the patient.
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Illegible prescription
Refer it to the pharmacist for review.
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Unsure what prescription says
Do not guess; pharmacist/prescriber clarification is required.
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ISMP
Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
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Tall Man lettering
Capitalization of portions of look-alike/sound-alike medication names to help distinguish them.
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Look-alike/sound-alike drugs
Drug names or products that can be confused because their names or appearances are similar.
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Leading zero
Use a zero before a decimal for doses less than 1; example: 0.5 mg.
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Trailing zero
Do NOT use a trailing zero; write 5 mg rather than 5.0 mg.
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Half a milligram
Write 0.5 mg, NOT .5 mg.