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  • Pharmacy and Therapeutics
  • Patient Safety
  • Hospital Medicine

Background:

  • Medication omission in hospitals can lead to adverse patient outcomes, prolonged illness, and extended hospital stays.
  • Ensuring patients receive prescribed medications is critical for effective treatment and recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the frequency of prescribed medication omissions in non-admitting medical wards.
  • To identify the primary causes contributing to medication omission during inpatient stays.

Main Methods:

  • Two point-prevalence studies were conducted one month apart in a district general hospital.
  • Medication records from non-admitting medical wards were analyzed to determine omission rates.

Main Results:

  • A significant 73% of studied patient charts revealed omitted medications.
  • Patient refusal (47.22%) and inability to take medication (22.7%) were the most common reasons for omission.
  • Medication unavailability was identified as the third leading cause (17.04%).

Conclusions:

  • Medication omission is a persistent issue throughout a patient's hospital stay.
  • Enhanced interdisciplinary communication among medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff is crucial.
  • Regular patient reviews by healthcare teams can help mitigate medication omission incidents.