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Name | Hypertensive medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission: the initiative problem’s survey process in community hospital setting. |
Description | Research article:- Tewthanom K1*,Chaiwirattana N2, Saelim W2, Saisunee S2, Aphichartphunkawee S2, Patcharawanich N1 and Jetiyanuwat C3.
1Department of Pharmacy, 2Graduated pharmacist ,Faculty of Pharmacy, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand. 3Division of pharmacy, Thamaung hospital Kanchanaburi, 71110 Thailand.
Abstract:- Purpose: The medication error is crucial problem, which is happened in every step of Hospital service. "Medication reconciliation process" of Healthcare Accreditation Institute is the policy that a hospital should receive completed patients' medication information before get hospitalization. In Thailand, hypertension is the most prevalence of chronic disease, and has multiple drug use. Consideration of the important of this process, prospective study was performed. Its objective was to study the medication discrepacies which was happened at the physicians' admission medication orders of hypertensive patients at Thamuang Hopital Kanchanaburi, Thailand during July- August, 2009. Methods: In this study, 34 patients were included by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Computer data based and the interview were performed to complete patients’medication profiles before and during admission. The medication discrepancies were determined. Results: The results found that, inappropriate medication discrepancies is 3.15% that classify to omission error 57.14%, commission error 28.57% and difference dose, route or frequency 14.28%. Conclusion: Although, the inappropriate error is the small group of whole error, but it can be a cause of death. Therefore, it should be develop a medication reconciliation process in the community hospital setting to solve the problem. The pharmacist will play the important role to solve the problem to minimize the medication error and maximize the patients' safety. Key words:- Medication discrepancies, Hypertensive medication, Hospital admission.
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