"Medication Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.
| Descriptor ID |
D008508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529 N02.421.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Errors- Medication Errors
- Errors, Medication
- Error, Medication
- Medication Error
Drug Use Error- Drug Use Error
- Drug Use Errors
- Error, Drug Use
- Errors, Drug Use
- Use Error, Drug
- Use Errors, Drug
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medication Errors".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Equity and Accuracy in Admission Medication Reconciliation. Am J Med Qual. 2024 Mar-Apr 01; 39(2):92-93.
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A Need to Embrace Restorative Justice at the Heart of the Patient Safety Movement. J Med Toxicol. 2022 07; 18(3):183-184.
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Indication alerts to improve problem list documentation. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 04 13; 29(5):909-917.
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The Risks of Reflexive Refilling. WMJ. 2021 Oct; 120(3):237-240.
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Medication Errors and Blood Pressure Control Among Patients Managed for Hypertension in Public Ambulatory Care Clinics in Botswana. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 01 21; 9(2):e013766.
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Prevalence of Errors in Anaphylaxis in Kids (PEAK): A Multicenter Simulation-Based Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 04; 8(4):1239-1246.e3.
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How often do prescribers include indications in drug orders? Analysis of 4 million outpatient prescriptions. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 Jun 18; 76(13):970-979.
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Reducing medication errors involving antiretroviral therapy with targeted electronic medical record modifications. AIDS Care. 2019 07; 31(7):893-896.
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Does Nursing Home Compare Reflect Patient Safety In Nursing Homes? Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 11; 37(11):1770-1778.
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Challenges in Outcome Reporting. Anesthesiol Clin. 2018 Jun; 36(2):191-199.