"Medication Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.
| Descriptor ID |
D008508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529 N02.421.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Errors- Medication Errors
- Errors, Medication
- Error, Medication
- Medication Error
Drug Use Error- Drug Use Error
- Drug Use Errors
- Error, Drug Use
- Errors, Drug Use
- Use Error, Drug
- Use Errors, Drug
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Al-Rowibah FA, Younis MZ, Parkash J. The impact of computerized physician order entry on medication errors and adverse drug events. J Health Care Finance. 2013; 40(1):93-102.
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Lam AY, Anderson K, Borson S, Smith FL. A pilot study to assess cognition and pillbox fill accuracy by community-dwelling older adults. Consult Pharm. 2011 Apr; 26(4):256-63.
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Frei P, Huber LC, Simon RW, Bonani M, L?scher TF. Insufficient medication documentation at hospital admission of cardiac patients: a challenge for medication reconciliation. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Dec; 54(6):497-501.
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Anderson K, Jue SG, Madaras-Kelly KJ. Identifying patients at risk for medication mismanagement: using cognitive screens to predict a patient's accuracy in filling a pillbox. Consult Pharm. 2008 Jun; 23(6):459-72.
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Pimenta E, Calhoun DA, Oparil S. Mechanisms and treatment of resistant hypertension. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2007 Jun; 88(6):683-92.
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Teich JM, Osheroff JA, Pifer EA, Sittig DF, Jenders RA. Clinical decision support in electronic prescribing: recommendations and an action plan: report of the joint clinical decision support workgroup. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005 Jul-Aug; 12(4):365-76.
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Kudo K, Nishida N, Kiyoshima A, Ikeda N. A fatal case of poisoning by lidocaine overdosage--analysis of lidocaine in formalin-fixed tissues: a case report. Med Sci Law. 2004 Jul; 44(3):266-71.
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Bizovi KE, Beckley BE, McDade MC, Adams AL, Lowe RA, Zechnich AD, Hedges JR. The effect of computer-assisted prescription writing on emergency department prescription errors. Acad Emerg Med. 2002 Nov; 9(11):1168-75.