ArticleInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2013
Exploring health professionals' experiences of medication errors in Saudi Arabia.
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- Medication Errors in Saudi Arabian Hospital Settings: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Perception of Patient Safety Culture Among Healthcare Practitioners in Dammam and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Medication Safety in Saudi Arabia: Evaluating the Current Situation and Identifying the Areas for Improvement.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Prevalence of inappropriate antibiotic doses among pediatric patients of inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care units in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Medication error awareness among health care providers in Palestine: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional observational study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2022Article
- Assessment of Medication Errors Among Anesthesia Clinicians in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Global journal on quality and safety in healthcare · 2022Article
- Medication Error During the Day and Night Shift on Weekdays and Weekends: A Single Teaching Hospital Experience in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
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- Medical Error Reporting: Status Quo and Perceived Barriers in an Orthopedic Center in Iran.International journal of preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Development of a theoretical framework of factors affecting patient safety incident reporting: a theoretical review of the literature.BMJ open · 2017Review
- Knowledge of healthcare professionals about medication errors in hospitals.Journal of basic and clinical pharmacy · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a paucity of literature originating from the Middle East on medication errors.
objectiveTo explore the experiences of healthcare professionals around medication errors and medication error reporting. Setting Saudi Arabia.
methodQuestionnaire survey of those attending medication error continuing education sessions.
main outcome measuresExperiences of medication errors in terms of number, type and severity in the preceding 12 months; barriers to reporting errors to health authorities; potential strategies to improve error reporting.
resultsSixty-one (61/106, 57.5 %) questionnaires were completed. Thirty-five respondents (57.3 %) reported observing 51 errors during the preceding 12 months. Thirty-five errors (68.6 %) were described: wrong medication prescribed, dispensed or administered (11, 31.4 %); wrong dose prescribed (9, 25.7 %); inappropriate prescribing (issues of drug selection, monitoring) (9, 25.7 %); inappropriate route of administration (2), prescription duplication (2) and equipment failure (2). Patient outcomes resulting from these errors were described by the respondents as 'caused patient harm' in 14 instances. Three key barriers to reporting were: lack of awareness of the reporting policy; workload and time constraints associated with reporting; and unavailability of the reporting form.
conclusionFindings indicate a potential need to review medication error reporting systems in Saudi Arabia to heighten health professional awareness and improve the reporting culture.
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