Medication errors in a health care facility in southern Saudi Arabia

• DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v18i5.29
• Publication Date: 2021-05-27T14:03:41Z
• Authors: Sultan M. Alshahrani; Khaled M. Alakhali; Yaser Mohammed Al...
• Keywords: Medication error

Purpose: To identify medication errors at Aseer Central Hospital (ACH, Abha) in the southern province of Saudi Arabia.
 Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted by reviewing adult patients’ records (> 15 years old) ACH’s inpatient and outpatients settings over an 8-week period October November 2015.
 Results: We identified 113 errors, including 112 prescribing 1 dispensing error. Most (91.2 %) this were for prescriptions. The most common error duplication (31.2 followed missing patient identifying information (25 %).
 Conclusion: Medication mainly prescriptions, have been fully ACH. Educational interventions such as workshops could help minimize prevent errors.