Low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC) face unique challenges with regard to the
establishment of robust pharmacovigilance systems capable of generating data to inform …

ABSTRACT Introduction Pharmacovigilance on the African continent has developed over
time, with 50 of the 54 countries currently being members of the WHO Programme for …

Background Medication error is one of the most common medical errors in the practice of
modern medicine. Among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, medication errors can …

Objectives To describe the patterns of systemic antibiotic use and missed-dose days and
detail the prescription, dispensing and administration of frequently used hospital-initiated …

ABSTRACT Objective: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) can cause significant harm in
patients; however, ADRs are under-reported in many countries, including South Africa …

Background: Patient safety is a fundamental component of health care quality and medical
errors continue to occur, placing patients at risk. Medical error reporting systems could help …

Background Reviewing the epidemiological profile of medication errors (MEs) reported by
African countries and the systems put in place to report such errors is crucial because …

Introduction Uganda has rapidly increased access to antimalarial medicines in an effort to
address the huge malaria disease burden. Pharmacovigilance information is important to …

Objectives This study was conducted to assess acceptability of surgical care in Eastern
Uganda and enable better allocation of resources, and to guide health policy towards …

Introduction Disclosure of near-miss medical error (ME) and how to disclose ME to patients
remain controversial. Furthermore, available guidelines on the disclosure of ME have …