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Quality-related events reported by community pharmacies in Nova Scotia over a 7-year period: a descriptive analysis.
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Abstract
backgroundQuality-related events are defined as medication errors that reach the patient (e.g., incorrect drug, dose and quantity), in addition to medication errors that are intercepted before dispensing (i.e., near misses). The aim of this study is to quantify and characterize such events as reported by community pharmacies in a Canadian province.
methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on quality-related events reported to the Community Pharmacy Incident Reporting system from 301 community pharmacies in Nova Scotia between Oct. 1, 2010, and June 30, 2017. We performed a descriptive analysis on these events with respect to the discoverer, patient outcome, medication system stages and type.
resultsWe identified 131 031 events reported by community pharmacies in Nova Scotia over the study period, 98 097 of which were quality-related events. Overall, 82.0% (
interpretationQuality-related events reported by community pharmacies differ from those reported in institutional settings with respect to patient outcome, medication system stages and type. This analysis provides valuable information to guide quality improvement initiatives to strengthen medication safety in community pharmacies.
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