Medication errors: what they are, how they happen, and …
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IntroductionSome Basic DefinitionsFrequency and Outcomes of Medication ErrorsTypes of Medication Error and PreventionLatent FactorsDetecting and Reporting ErrorsPrescribing Faults and Prescription ErrorsPrescribing FaultsPrescription ErrorsThe Hedgehog Principle and Balanced PrescribingIrrational and inappropriate prescribing‘Rational’ is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘based on, derived from, reason or reasoning’ and ‘appropriate’ as ‘specially fitted or suitable, proper’.5 One would expect rational prescribing to be appropriate, but that is not always the case. A rational approach can result in i…Ineffective prescribingIneffective prescribing is prescribing a drug that is not effective for the indication in general or for the specific patient; it is distinct from underprescribing (see below). In a study of 212 patients, 6% of 1621 medications were rated as ineffective.32 Of 196 US out-patients aged 65 and older who …See more on academic.oup.comAuthor: Jeffrey K. AronsonEstimated Reading Time: 10 minsPublish Year: 2009 Irrational and inappropriate prescribing‘Rational’ is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘based on, derived from, reason or reasoning’ and ‘appropriate’ as ‘specially fitted or suitable, proper’.5 One would expect rational prescribing to be appropriate, but that is not always the case. A rational approach can result in i… Ineffective prescribingIneffective prescribing is prescribing a drug that is not effective for the indication in general or for the specific patient; it is distinct from underprescribing (see below). In a study of 212 patients, 6% of 1621 medications were rated as ineffective.32 Of 196 US out-patients aged 65 and older who … Author: Jeffrey K. Aronson Publish Year: 2009 Published: Aug 1, 2009
Irrational and inappropriate prescribing‘Rational’ is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as ‘based on, derived from, reason or reasoning’ and ‘appropriate’ as ‘specially fitted or suitable, proper’.5 One would expect rational prescribing to be appropriate, but that is not always the case. A rational approach can result in i…
Ineffective prescribingIneffective prescribing is prescribing a drug that is not effective for the indication in general or for the specific patient; it is distinct from underprescribing (see below). In a study of 212 patients, 6% of 1621 medications were rated as ineffective.32 Of 196 US out-patients aged 65 and older who …
Author: Jeffrey K. Aronson
Publish Year: 2009
Published: Aug 1, 2009
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