To minimize drug erros the following should be considered.
1.avoid poor hand writting
2.proper documentations of lifetime cumulative doses.
3.establishment and use of standard refence protocoals and guidelines in reference to hazadous drugs
4.use generic peescription
5.use of Tall man writing
6.avoid trailing zeros
7.alaways use leading zero where applicable
8.proper calculation of parameters like creatinine clearance and body surface area
9.ensuring proper drug compatibility with infusion fluids
10.iv drugs and intrathecal drugs should be delivered separately and intrathecal drugs should only be gjven by specific persons
To minimize drug erros the following should be considered.
1.avoid poor hand writting
2.proper documentations of lifetime cumulative doses.
3.establishment and use of standard refence protocoals and guidelines in reference to hazadous drugs
4.use generic peescription
5.use of Tall man writing
6.avoid trailing zeros
7.alaways use leading zero where applicable
8.proper calculation of parameters like creatinine clearance and body surface area
9.ensuring proper drug compatibility with infusion fluids
10.iv drugs and intrathecal drugs should be delivered separately and intrathecal drugs should only be gjven by specific persons