 Medication Errors
"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.
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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
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| 1990 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 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 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in Profiles.
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McCarty OR, Pertzborn M, Bergl PA. The Risks of Reflexive Refilling. WMJ. 2021 Oct; 120(3):237-240.
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Gala P, Moshokgo V, Seth B, Ramasuana K, Kazadi E, M'buse R, Pharithi S, Gobotsamang K, Szymanowski P, Kerobale RO, Balekile K, Tshimbalanga J, Tieng'o J, Tapela N, Barak T. 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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Maa T, Scherzer DJ, Harwayne-Gidansky I, Capua T, Kessler DO, Trainor JL, Jani P, Damazo B, Abulebda K, Diaz MCG, Sharara-Chami R, Srinivasan S, Zurca AD, Deutsch ES, Hunt EA, Auerbach M. 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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Salazar A, Karmiy SJ, Forsythe KJ, Amato MG, Wright A, Lai KH, Lambert BL, Liebovitz DM, Eguale T, Volk LA, Schiff GD. 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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Pettit NN, Han Z, Choksi A, Voas-Marszowski D, Pisano J. Reducing medication errors involving antiretroviral therapy with targeted electronic medical record modifications. AIDS Care. 2019 07; 31(7):893-896.
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Brauner D, Werner RM, Shippee TP, Cursio J, Sharma H, Konetzka RT. Does Nursing Home Compare Reflect Patient Safety In Nursing Homes? Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 11; 37(11):1770-1778.
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Tung A. Challenges in Outcome Reporting. Anesthesiol Clin. 2018 Jun; 36(2):191-199.
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DeDonato EA, Spiller HA, Casavant MJ, Chounthirath T, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Non-health care facility anticonvulsant medication errors in the United States. Hum Exp Toxicol. 2018 Jun; 37(6):561-570.
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Clay AS, Chudgar SM, Turner KM, Vaughn J, Knudsen NW, Farnan JM, Arora VM, Molloy MA. How Prepared Are Medical and Nursing Students to Identify Common Hazards in the Intensive Care Unit? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2017 Apr; 14(4):543-549.
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Manthous CA, Mokhlesi B. Avoiding Management Errors in Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 Jan; 13(1):109-14.
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