prescribing errors

Question 1

what are prescribing faults

Answer 1

failures in the process of deciding which drug to use/how

Question 2

what are prescription errors

Answer 2

failures in the prescription writing process that result in wrong instructions about one or more of the normal features of a prescription

Question 3

what drugs are most likely involved in medication errors in hosptials

Answer 3

intravenous antibiotics

Question 4

why do medication errors happen

Answer 4

Increase in numbers and variety of drugs
Patients have co-morbidities
Number of prescribers

Question 5

why do Errors in prescription writing happen

Answer 5

Drugs that sound alike but are completely different

Question 6

what are the 5 Rs for prescribing drugs

Answer 6

Right patient
Right drug
Right route
Right time
Right dose