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Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions on the Reduction of Medication Errors in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Study

Author(s) Naif H. Helman, Abdulaziz D. Alzahrani, Badr I. Alrufaiq, Ahmed G. Alsahli
Country Saudi Arabia
Abstract Background: Errors associated with medications (MEs) are a major problem in tertiary health care because they can affect patients negatively and increase their staying periods in the hospital, therefore increasing the overall costs. The role of clinical pharmacists in various healthcare facilities and institutions has been role effective in medication error reduction.

Objective: To assess the clinical pharmacist led intervention programs on medication error reduction in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: The study was a prospective interventional study which ran for 6 months in a tertiary hospital in the region of Saudi Arabia. The participants were adult inpatients from the internal medicine and surgical wards. During the daily ward rounds, clinical pharmacists conducted medication reviews and reconciliations and made recommendations to the prescribers. Medication errors were defined and categorized as pre-and post-intervention. Outcome measures were classified as NCC MERP medication error causative classification system.

Results: Of the 320 patients, their admission and follow up data were examined. There was a drop in the number of medication errors from 176 pre-intervention to 58 post- intervention accounting for a 67% reduction (p < 0.001) while the acceptance of recommendations posted by the clinical pharmacists was 90.6% severely diminishing the level of documented errors reducing the need for monitoring and harm.

Conclusion: Within a tertiary care hospital setting, the integration of clinical pharmacists proactively reduced both the occurrence and severity of medication errors. These conclusions strengthen the rationale for the incorporation of pharmacists into multidisciplinary healthcare teams with an aim to improve medication safety and refine patient care processes.
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 15, Issue 1, January-March 2024
Published On 2024-02-10
Cite This Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions on the Reduction of Medication Errors in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Study - Naif H. Helman, Abdulaziz D. Alzahrani, Badr I. Alrufaiq, Ahmed G. Alsahli - IJSAT Volume 15, Issue 1, January-March 2024. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.15222850
DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15222850
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