Analysis and countermeasures on irregular usage of drug prescription in outpatient section and emergency room
doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-0111.2015.02.025
- Received Date: 2013-09-23
- Rev Recd Date: 2014-03-19
Abstract: Objective To provide suggestion and reference for standardizing irregular usage of drug prescription in hospital. Methods Prescriptions of outpatient section and emergency room in Heshan People's Hospital were extracted from January to June 2013. The behavior of irregular usage drug prescription was statistically analyzed according to the content of drug instructions. Results 63 irregular usage of drug prescriptions were found, involving off-indication use, overdose, change in medication method and route of administration, and usage beyond the scope of intended patient population. Conclusion irregular usage of drug prescription is common in outpatient section and emergency room, which putting patient medication at risk. We recommend that medication management standards should be developed as soon as possible by the relevant departments to ensure patient's safety.
Citation: | LUO Weihua, LI Jialin. Analysis and countermeasures on irregular usage of drug prescription in outpatient section and emergency room[J]. Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service, 2015, 33(2): 183-186. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-0111.2015.02.025 |