Background: Drug change (DC) is a common challenge in Danish hospitals. It affects the work of hospital personnel and has potentially serious patient safety consequences. Focus on medication safety is becoming increasingly important in the prevention of adverse events. The aim of this study is to identify and describe patient safety challenges related to DCs, and to explore potential facilitators to improve patient safety in the medication process in Danish hospital setting. Method: Two qualitative methods were combined. Data were obtained from the Danish Patient Safety Database (DPSD) containing incidents reports of adverse events related to DCs. Additionally, five semi-structured focus group interviews with hospital personnel (doctor...
Contains fulltext : 108640.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Med...
Objective: In primary care, clinically recommended drug medication is often modified after hospitali...
Background: Transition between hospital and ambulatory care is a delicate step involving several hea...
Background: In 2010, a database of drug related problems (DRPs) was implemented to assist clinical p...
Introduction Medicines used at Danish public hospitals are purchased through tendering. Together wit...
IntroductionMedicines used at Danish public hospitals are purchased through tendering. Together with...
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate factors influencing the complexity of drug...
Medication errors are associated with adverse health outcomes and may prolong hospital stays and inc...
AIMS: Medication safety requires urgent attention in hospital pharmacy. This study evaluated the med...
INTRODUCTION: The implementation of new drug safety information and Direct Healthcare Professional C...
Aims of the study The aim of this thesis was to improve medication safety at the hospital community ...
Background: The purpose of drug treatment is to reduce morbidity and mortality, and to improve healt...
Background: During the 1980s, manual repackaging of multi-dose medications from pharmacies in Sweden...
Patient received a tenfold overdose with chemotherapy while in hospital’ was a recent headline in a ...
Background: Drug-related problems are known to be a major problem associated with pharmacotherapy. A...
Contains fulltext : 108640.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Med...
Objective: In primary care, clinically recommended drug medication is often modified after hospitali...
Background: Transition between hospital and ambulatory care is a delicate step involving several hea...
Background: In 2010, a database of drug related problems (DRPs) was implemented to assist clinical p...
Introduction Medicines used at Danish public hospitals are purchased through tendering. Together wit...
IntroductionMedicines used at Danish public hospitals are purchased through tendering. Together with...
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate factors influencing the complexity of drug...
Medication errors are associated with adverse health outcomes and may prolong hospital stays and inc...
AIMS: Medication safety requires urgent attention in hospital pharmacy. This study evaluated the med...
INTRODUCTION: The implementation of new drug safety information and Direct Healthcare Professional C...
Aims of the study The aim of this thesis was to improve medication safety at the hospital community ...
Background: The purpose of drug treatment is to reduce morbidity and mortality, and to improve healt...
Background: During the 1980s, manual repackaging of multi-dose medications from pharmacies in Sweden...
Patient received a tenfold overdose with chemotherapy while in hospital’ was a recent headline in a ...
Background: Drug-related problems are known to be a major problem associated with pharmacotherapy. A...
Contains fulltext : 108640.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Med...
Objective: In primary care, clinically recommended drug medication is often modified after hospitali...
Background: Transition between hospital and ambulatory care is a delicate step involving several hea...