Clinical Pharma (Peer replies)

Overview

A prescription is an order from a physician to a pharmacist that indicates the medication that a patient is to take. If the prescription is poorly written, this can lead to medication error. Here are some statistics:

• Medication errors occur in approximately 1 in every 5 doses given in hospitals.
• One error occurs per patient per day.
• Approximately 1.3 million injuries and 7,000 deaths occur each year in the U.S. from medication-related errors.
• Drug-related morbidity and mortality are estimated to cost $177 billion in the U.S.

These are estimates from various sources and studies and provide shocking evidence about prescriptions. It is no wonder why malpractice insurance is so expensive?

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Reply separately to two of your classmates posts (See attached classmates posts, post#1 and post#2).

INSTRUCTIONS:

Your responses should be in a well-developed paragraph (300-350 words) to each peer. Integrating an evidence-based resource!

Note: DO NOT CRITIQUE THEIR POSTS, DO NOT AGREE OR DISAGREE, just add informative content regarding to their topic that is validated via citations.

– Utilize at least two scholarly references per peer post.

Please, send me the two documents separately, for example one is the reply to my peers Post #1, and the second one is the reply to my other peer Post #2.

– Minimum of 300 words per peer reply.

– TURNITIN Assignment.

Background: I live in South Florida, I am currently enrolled in the Psych Mental Health Practitioner Program, I am a Registered Nurse, I work in a Psychiatric Hospital.

POST # 1 REGINA

The purpose of this post is to discuss knowledge that I have gained from researching medication prescription errors as well as provide an example of a prescription.

A prescription can be handwritten or computerized and is a communication tool through which providers communicate with pharmacists or other healthcare professionals. Prescription errors are common and are often caused by distraction, provider hastiness, or careless provider attitude. These errors are either errors of omission (a prescription that is missing significant information) or commission 9a prescription with information that is incorrectly written). Most prescription errors are those of omission (Dyasanoor & Urooge, 2016).

Undoubtedly, medication errors can result in injury and or death. Recent research seems to indicate that there are fewer errors when scripts are written electronically versus handwritten especially in inpatient settings. However, any error is one too many and as such, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHCO) requires that organizations keep medication error records, review them to determine the cause in an effort to reduce future errors (Ababneh et al., 2020).

Prescription Example

Patient Name Jon Doe

Date of Birth 5/5/05

RX: Simvastatin 20 mg

Sig: 1 tablet by mouth once daily

Disp: 30 tablets

References

Ababneh, M. A., Al, A. S. I., Alzoubi, K. H., & Rababa’h, A. M. (2020). Medication errors in outpatient pharmacies: comparison of an electronic and a paper‐based prescription system. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, 11(3), 245–248. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphs.12356

Dyasanoor, S., & Urooge, A. (2016). Insight into quality of prescription writing – An institutional study. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 10(3), 61–64. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/18011.7472