Journal of Pharmacovigilance

Shashikant Bhargava

Publications

• Mini Review
  Medication Errors Are Preventable
  Author(s): Harmeet Singh Rehan and Shashikant BhargavaHarmeet Singh Rehan and Shashikant Bhargava
  
  The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) defines a "medication error" as "any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. At many occasions a medication error can be caught or is rectified before its administration, thereby preventing harm to patient. This is referred as near miss medication error. Medication errors are broadly classified into prescription error, dispensing error and administration errors. And these errors have significant epidemiological as well as financial burden on healthcare infrastructure. Behavioural sensitization of the involved healthcare professionals can play a vital role in prevention of these medication errors. Also, initiativ.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6887.S2-005

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