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Mónica Gayoso-Rey1, Elena Yaiza Romero-Ventosa2, Belén Leboreiro-Enríquez2
1Hospital Pharmacy Service, University Hospital Complex of Vigo (CHUVI), Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Estrada de Clara Campoamor N° 341, 36312, Vigo, Spain. monica.gayoso.rey@sergas.es.
Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science
|February 3, 2020
Summary
Standardizing hospital drug databases reduced medication errors by 70% in an oncology clinic. This initiative unified regional pharmacy information and improved electronic prescribing system safety.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Medication Safety
Background:
- Hospitals within a regional health service utilize identical electronic prescribing software but maintain independent drug databases.
- Variations in hospital drug databases can lead to inconsistencies and potential errors in medication management.
- The need for standardization arises from the decentralized maintenance of drug information across different healthcare facilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a consensus for standardizing hospital drug databases used in electronic prescribing software.
- To implement the standardized drug database within the electronic prescribing system of an oncology outpatient clinic.
- To analyze the impact of standardization on healthcare services, specifically focusing on medication errors and user satisfaction.
Main Methods:
- A prospective 15-month study involving pharmacists from a regional health service's Organizational Integrated Management Systems.
- Coordination by the General Subdirectorate of Pharmaceuticals to facilitate consensus and standardization efforts.
- Standardization of 500 drugs and 500 active pharmaceutical ingredients within the hospital drug database.
Main Results:
- Implementation of the standardized electronic prescribing system in an oncology outpatient clinic resulted in a 70% reduction in medication errors.
- The standardization process successfully unified drug information across regional hospital pharmacy services.
- Physicians reported high satisfaction levels with the use of tall-man letters within the electronic prescribing system.
Conclusions:
- Consensus documents for standardizing hospital drug databases effectively unified information across regional pharmacy services.
- Implementing a standardized electronic prescribing system in an oncology outpatient clinic significantly decreased medication errors.
- The initiative demonstrates the value of collaborative standardization for enhancing medication safety and healthcare quality.
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