Medication Errors
Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use of patient harm
Medication error
All adverse drug reactions should be reported through this form
MedWatch
Suggested method to help distinguish between similar medication names
Tall Man Lettering
A program, managed by the FDA, that collects data on adverse reactions during or after vaccine administration
VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System)
Doc's first name is a play on words. What is his name backwards?
Doctor Time (Ttemme)
An incorrect drug is substituted for the one prescribed
Wrong medication error
The Medication Error Reporting Program (MERP) is provided by this agency
ISMP (Institute of Safe Medication Practices)
A type of technology that helps to select the correct medications
Bar coding technology
Medications that are similar in appearance or pronunciation
LASA drugs (look alike-sound alike)
At what speed must the DeLorean reach in order to time travel?
88mph
When a technician or pharmacists fails to gather all the information about medications, supplements, and allergies
Incomplete information error
This should be included on all controlled substance prescriptions
DEA number
A systemic approach to identify the deep cause of something that HAS occurred
Root Cause Analysis
A program designed to gather data on controlled substance drug use with the majority of States participating
PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program )
Christopher Lloyd hilariously portrays Dr. Emmett Brown, who invents time travel. What fuel does his time travel machine use?
Plutonium
Corporate executives pressure pharmacy staff to meet imposed time constraints, often with consequences if they are not met
Rushed error
Indicated by the second set of numbers in an NDC
Drug name and strength
Issued by the Joint Commission to help prevent confusion during transcribing
"Do not use" list
Important to use for medications with a NTI
DAW (dispense as written)
How much money did Doc give Marty to buy a Pepsi in the year 2015?
$50.
The proper medication education materials are not passed on to the patient
Medication education error
Pharmacy personnel version of "first do no harm"
The seven patient rights:
Right patient, right drug, right strength, right route/form, right time, right documentation, right education
Issued by the ISMP to help prevent confusion during transcribing
“List of Error-Prone Abbreviations”
The organization that defines a sentinel event
JCAHO (the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
What was the first spoken word of the first 'Back To The Future'?
October.