Medication Errors and Patient Safety

Course overview

This course Medication Errors and Patient Safety for pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician identify the types of medication errors made by pharmacists. This course define and distinguish terms such as : safe medication, drug safety, quality issues, medication errors and adverse drug events. Additionally, this course discuss reasons that pharmacists may cause a medication error, as defined by the Food and Drug Administration. This course also list each of the governing bodies involved in medication safety (FDA, AHRQ, IOM, USP, NCC, ISMP, JCAHO) and identify the ways a patient may be responsible for initiating a medication error and discuss the format for reporting a medication error. This course also discuss Florida’s law for the Pharmacy Continuous Improvement Program, identify ways to promote medication safety for patients and Identify the six medication “rights” to improve patient safety. It discuss recommendations to improve patient safety during the distribution phase of drug administration and identify the consumer’s role in improving medication safety.