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    • Medication errors are recurrent events in healthcare settings.
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    • To highlight the ongoing occurrence of medication errors.
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    • To encourage reporting of medication errors to facilitate learning and improvement.

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    • Utilizing reports submitted to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Medication Errors Reporting Program.
    • Anonymizing published error accounts to protect reporters.
    • Inviting comments and offering publication of writers' names upon request.

    Main Results:

    • Medication errors have occurred in healthcare facilities and are expected to continue.
    • The ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program serves as a channel for reporting errors, close calls, and hazardous conditions.

    Conclusions:

    • Education, personnel alertness, and procedural safeguards are crucial for avoiding medication errors.
    • Active participation in reporting systems like ISMP's is vital for enhancing medication safety.