ArticlePain medicine (Malden, Mass.)2018
Analgesic-Related Medication Errors Reported to US Poison Control Centers.
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- Uncovering the Hidden Burden of Pharmaceutical Poisoning in High-Income and Low-Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Trends in characteristics of fentanyl-related poisonings in the United States, 2015-2021.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2022Article
- [Errors of prescription, transcription and administration according to pharmacological group at hospital].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2019Observational
- Trends in Characteristics of Prescription Opioid-related Poisonings among Older Adults in the United States, 2015-2021.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Objective: This study investigates the characteristics and trends of medication errors involving analgesic medications. Design and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of analgesic-related medication errors reported to the National Poison Data System (NPDS) from 2000 through 2012. Results: From 2000 through 2012, the NPDS received 533,763 reports of analgesic-related medication errors, averaging 41,059 medication errors annually. Overall, the rate of analgesic-related medication errors reported to the NPDS increased significantly by 82.6% from 2000 to 2009, followed by a 5.7% nonsignificant decrease from 2009 to 2012. Among the analgesic categories, rates of both acetaminophen-related and opioid-related medication errors reported to the NPDS increased during 2000-2009, but the opioid error rate leveled off during 2009-2012, while the acetaminophen error rate decreased by 17.9%. Analgesic-related medication errors involved nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (37.0%), acetaminophen (35.5%), and opioids (23.2%). Children five years or younger accounted for 38.8% of analgesics-related medication errors. Most (90.2%) analgesic-related medication errors were managed on-site, rather than at a health care facility; 1.6% were admitted to a hospital, and 1.5% experienced serious medical outcomes, including 145 deaths. The most common type of medication error was inadvertently taking/given the medication twice (26.6%). Conclusion: Analgesic-related medication errors are common, and although most do not result in clinical consequences, they can have serious adverse outcomes. Initiatives associated with the decrease in acetaminophen-related medication errors among young children merit additional research and potential replication as a model combining government policy and multisectoral collaboration.
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