Several initiatives promote patient involvement in error prevention, but little is known about
its feasibility and effectiveness. A systematic review was conducted on the evidence of …

The medication use process includes the following stages: prescribing, dispensing,
administering, and monitoring of medications. The prescribing stage is a key target for …

1. Medication errors are common in general practice and in hospitals. Both errors in the act
of writing (prescription errors) and prescribing faults due to erroneous medical decisions can …

A complete resource, this handbook presents current knowledge on concepts and methods
of human factors and ergonomics, and their applications to help improve quality, safety …

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to explore the concept of information chaos as it
applies to the issues of patient safety and physician workload in primary care and to propose …

1. Although rates of dispensing errors are generally low, further improvements in pharmacy
distribution systems are still important because pharmacies dispense such high volumes of …

Background A significant financial burden arises from medication errors that cause direct
injury and those without patient harm that represent waste and inefficiency. Objective To …

Aim To determine the prevalence and magnitude of medication errors and their association
with patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and nurses' work conditions …

O objetivo deste artigo foi identificar metodologias utilizadas para avaliação de incidentes
na atenção primária à saúde, os tipos, seus fatores contribuintes e as soluções para tornar a …

The aim of this study was to identify methodologies to evaluate incidents in primary health
care, types of incidents, contributing factors, and solutions to make primary care safer. A …