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Errors remaining in unit dose carts after checking by pharmacists versus pharmacy technicians.

M D Becker, M H Johnson, R L Longe

    American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
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    Pharmacy technicians demonstrated higher accuracy in checking unit dose medication carts compared to pharmacists. This study suggests technicians can be trained for this crucial task in drug distribution systems.

    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacy
    • Healthcare Management
    • Patient Safety

    Background:

    • Unit dose drug distribution systems are critical for medication accuracy.
    • The accuracy of personnel performing cart checks is essential for patient safety.
    • Current practices often involve pharmacists performing cart checks, but technician involvement is under-explored.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare the accuracy of pharmacists versus pharmacy technicians in checking unit dose medication carts.
    • To evaluate the potential for pharmacy technicians to assume cart-checking responsibilities.
    • To identify error rates associated with each group during the cart-checking process.

    Main Methods:

    • A comparative study was conducted in a 450-bed teaching hospital's 92-bed medicine service.

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  • Unit dose medication drawers were divided, with half checked by pharmacy technicians and the other half by pharmacists.
  • A subsequent re-check determined the number and types of errors made by each group over a 10-day period.

    • Main Results:

    • Carts checked by pharmacists had a significantly higher error rate (1.85%) compared to those checked by technicians (0.87%).
    • Technicians committed fewer errors per checked cart than pharmacists during the study period.
    • The types of errors were not specified but the overall rate differed substantially.

    Conclusions:

    • Pharmacy technicians appear to be as accurate, if not more accurate, than pharmacists in checking unit dose carts.
    • Training pharmacy technicians for cart-checking tasks in unit dose systems is a viable strategy.
    • Further research with extended timeframes is recommended to assess sustained performance.