Patient and Drug Effects
A pharmacological concept where a subject's reaction to a specific drug is reduced followed by repeated use, requiring an increase in dosage.
What is Drug Tolerance?
An error where a prescribed dose is not given to the patient at all.
What is an Omission Error?
Paper handouts that come with many prescription medicines to provide FDA-approved information that can help patients avoid serious adverse events.
What is a MedGuide?
The FDA's safety information and adverse event reporting program where healthcare professionals and consumers can report "serious problems."
What is MedWatch?
An error caused by an environmental interruption that pulls a staff member's focus away from the task at hand.
What is a Distraction Error?
A primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, and memory, characterized by an inability to consistently abstain from a substance.
What is Addiction?
An error occurring when a patient receives more than the prescribed number of doses.
What is an Extra Dose Error?
An error caused by failing to record or incorrectly recording medication administration or pharmacy dispensing.
What is a Documentation Error?
A specific risk management program for the drug isotretinoin to prevent fetal exposure and birth defects.
What is iPledge Program?
A type of error that occurs when a clinician lacks the necessary data (like lab results or allergy history) to make a safe decision.
What is Incomplete Information?
A term (often used cautiously in clinical settings) for a patient who visits multiple providers or pharmacies to obtain controlled substances.
What is a Drug Seeker?
An error that occurs whent he wrong medication name, strength, or instructions are placed on the container.
What is a Mislabeling Error?
An error that occurs when the patient or caregiver is not properly instructed on how to use or store a medication.
What is a Medication Education Error?
An internet-accessible database used by hospitals to anonymously track and analyze medication errors.
What is MEDMARX?
A state of desensitization where a professional ignores safety warnings because of the high volume of automated alarms they encounter daily.
What is Alert Fatigue?
An injury resulting from a medical intervention related to a drug, which can include side effects or allergic reactions, even when the dose is correct.
What is an ADR (Adverse Drug Reaction)?
An error where a drug is compromised by external microbes, chemicals, or foreign debris before administration.
What is a Contaminated Product Error?
When a patient does not follow the prescribed instructions for taking a medication, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
What is Medication Noncompliance?
An organization that improves patient safety and the quality of health care delivery by collecting and analyzing data on patient events.
What is a Patient Safety Organization (PSO)?
A type of error where a well-practiced, automatic task is performed when a different, less frequent task was actually intended.
What is a Capture Error?
Any injury caused by a medicine, including both ADRs and errors in administration or dosage.
What is an Adverse Drug Error?
Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional or patient.
What is a Medication Error?
An error that occurs when a healthcare provider acts on information that is believed to be true but is actually incorrect.
What is an Incorrect Assumption Error?
A broad category describing an error that results from a breakdown in human performance, often due to fatigue, stress, or system flaws.
What is Human Failure?
An error that occurs because a staff member is afraid to ask for clarification or report a potential problem due to the workplace culture.
What is a Fear Error?