EVALUATE THE INCIDENCE OF MEDICATION ERROR AND TO CATEGORIZE MEDICATION ERROR IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENT S IN A MULTISPECIALITY HOSPITAL A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Kannan Subramaniam*, Ashith R., Bharath R., Chandra Prakash R., Anandhasayanam A., Sangameswaran B.

Aim & Objectives: of the research was to determine the incidence, rate, and types of medication errors within the tertiary level care hospital setting. Methods: A prospective Observational study was conducted in Multispecialty Hospital from Over a three-month period, and pattern and rate of medication errors were determined from a review of clinical records of 450 patients. The primary focus areas in the study comprised of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Neurology, Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nephrology departments. Results: The average most common mistake made were Prescribing errors (50%). Prescription errors were also followed by Administrating errors (35%), and Dispensing errors (11%). Contributing factors included an unfriendly environment, low levels of communication, and poor attention around the workplace. The study has also determined that lack of attention on the prescription writing order by the Physicians (42%) and Nurses (44%) exerts serious negative medication outcomes. The highest medication errors were tallied in the Cardiology (22.2%) and Pulmonology (18.6%) departments. Conclusion: Most errors did not caused harm, but a significant number of them were possible adverse events. It has been critically illustrated by this particular research that there is a crucial need to develop communication, administrative, and educational workloads.