fadlah hasanah - Academia.edu (original) (raw)

fadlah hasanah

Uploads

Papers by fadlah hasanah

Research paper thumbnail of THE IMPORTANCE OF PHARMACIST KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRUG NAMES AND CLASSES IN PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS

Fadlah Hasanah, 2021

Medication errors are a serious problem for health services worldwide because they can threaten p... more Medication errors are a serious problem for health services worldwide because they can threaten patient safety. According to ISMP (2000), approximately 25% of medication errors reported to the Institute for Safe Practice (ISMP) and the US Pharmacopeia (USP) are mostly due to confusion with drug names that look or sound the same (Look-Alike Sound-Alike). The pharmacist's lack of knowledge about drug classes can also make things worse. Pharmacists knowledge of drug names and classes is an effort to prevent medication errors.

Research paper thumbnail of THE IMPORTANCE OF PHARMACIST KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRUG NAMES AND CLASSES IN PREVENTING MEDICATION ERRORS

Fadlah Hasanah, 2021

Medication errors are a serious problem for health services worldwide because they can threaten p... more Medication errors are a serious problem for health services worldwide because they can threaten patient safety. According to ISMP (2000), approximately 25% of medication errors reported to the Institute for Safe Practice (ISMP) and the US Pharmacopeia (USP) are mostly due to confusion with drug names that look or sound the same (Look-Alike Sound-Alike). The pharmacist's lack of knowledge about drug classes can also make things worse. Pharmacists knowledge of drug names and classes is an effort to prevent medication errors.

Log In