Introduction: Hospitalized patients are susceptible to medication errors, which represent between the fourth and the sixth cause of death. The department of intra-hospital pharmacovigilance intervenes in the entire process of medication with the purpose to prevent, repair and assess damages. Objective: To analyze medication errors reported by Mexican Fundación Clínica Médica Sur pharmacovigilance system and their impact on patients. Method: Prospective study carried out from 2012 to 2015, where medication prescriptions given to patients were recorded. Owing to heterogeneity, data were described as absolute numbers in a logarithmic scale. Results: 292 932 prescriptions of 56 368 patients were analyzed, and 8.9% of medication errors were identified. The treating physician was responsible of 83.32% of medication errors, residents of 6.71% and interns of 0.09%. No error caused permanent damage or death. Conclusion: This is the pharmacovigilance study with the largest sample size reported. Copyright:
Introduction: Hospitalized patients are susceptible to medication errors, which represent between the fourth and the sixth cause of death. The department of intra-hospital pharmacovigilance intervenes in the entire process of medication with the purpose to prevent, repair and assess damages. Objective: To analyze medication errors reported by Mexican Fundación Clínica Médica Sur pharmacovigilance system and their impact on patients. Method: Prospective study carried out from 2012 to 2015, where medication prescriptions given to patients were recorded. Owing to heterogeneity, data were described as absolute numbers in a logarithmic scale. Results: 292 932 prescriptions of 56 368 patients were analyzed, and 8.9% of medication errors were identified. The treating physician was responsible of 83.32% of medication errors, residents of 6.71% and interns of 0.09%. No error caused permanent damage or death. Conclusion: This is the pharmacovigilance study with the largest sample size reported. Copyright:
Keywords:
Drug monitoring; Drug safety; Error en la medicación Seguridad de fármacos; Farmacovigilancia; Medication error; Monitoreo de fármacos; Pharmacovigilance
Authors: Lorena Michele Brennan-Bourdon; Alan O Vázquez-Alvarez; Jahaira Gallegos-Llamas; Manuel Koninckx-Cañada; José Luis Marco-Garbayo; Selene G Huerta-Olvera Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2020-12-05 Impact factor: 2.125