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Medication safety

Medication safety. Group 2B Supervised By: Dr. Tareef Alaama. Introduction. The safety of medicines is an essential part of patient safety . Harmful, unintended reactions to medicines are among the leading causes of death in many countries. M edication error.

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Medication safety

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  1. Medication safety Group 2B Supervised By: Dr. TareefAlaama

  2. Introduction • The safety of medicines is an essential part of patient safety. • Harmful, unintended reactions to medicines are among the leading causes of death in many countries.

  3. Medication error "any preventable event that leads to inappropriate medication use or patient harm “

  4. combination of the physician‘s and patient’s factors were implicated in this problem .

  5. Mira JJ FamPract, 2012 aug 17 -382 patients - frequency of mistakes in communication and their incidence in errors .

  6. Justification : • However, there is lack of comprehensive epidemiological studies done to evaluate the outcome of the current prescription practice used in KAUH . • Such studies are urgently needed.

  7. Objectives • To identify the method used by the doctors to educate the patients about medication and the patient’s level of understanding . • To identify the relation between patient’s level of understanding and subsequent consequences (noncompliance, adverse effects).

  8. Methodology

  9. cross sectional Two arms Among Doctors Among Patients • The team followed ethical confidentiality and freedom of participation. • self administered questionnaire was given to All Participants approached during the day of interview and accepted to participate were included .

  10. Patients

  11. Results

  12. Methods Used by Doctors to Educate patients about their medications 1.06% 17.20% 7.53% 73.12% Are the patients understanding?

  13. How well the patients understand Doctors 6.45% 30.11% 63.44%

  14. Why?

  15. How familiar is the patient with using his medication? 31.18% 68.82%

  16. How Many Patients are Not Taking Medication as prescribed 4.30% 30.11% 65.59%

  17. Why are patients not taking their medication

  18. How many of those taking medications improperly developed side effects 2.15% 25.81% 72.04%

  19. Are The Patients educated about Side Effects of Their medication Doctors

  20. Results

  21. Method Used By doctors to Explain Use of Medication

  22. Does The Doctor ask the patient to repeat after Him always/

  23. Causes of non compliance

  24. Other Causes

  25. Does The Doctor Provide information about their treatment

  26. Does The Doctor Provide His Patient With A Contact Number

  27. Doctors’ opinion

  28. Intervention

  29. Our proposed interventions: • using an illustrative prescription, preferably to be standardized

  30. 2. educating each patient fully about their medications in terms of: indications, therapeutic goals, adverse effects and alarming signs(toxicity) that requires seeking medical care.

  31. 3. Creation of a hotline: Where a medical personnel (physician/ pharmacist/ nurse) will be available to answer patients’ questions

  32. Acknowledgment Dr. SameeraAlbasri Dr. Abeer Arab Prof. SaadShohaib Dr. Mawiyakhafaji Dr. EzzAbdulfattah Dr. Majdahagras Prof. Talalbaksh Prof. Mahmoud Shaheen Al Ahwal RPh. BushraAlotaybi Mr. Tariq Nadir

  33. Group 2B Supervised By: Dr. TareefAlaama • SumayaShinawi • MeyadAlbalawi • NooranBadeeb • ShaimaAlshareef • Dania Bamofleh • HananLamfon • RahafMandura • NoufTurki • Aroub Al-Kaaki • RawanArif • HananAlhazmi

  34. References • 1.Mira JJ et al. Physician patient communication failure facilitates medication errors in older polymedicated patients with multiple comorbidities. FamPract, 2012 aug 17 • 2.Brodell RT, Helms SE, KrishnaRao I, Bredle DL. Prescription errors. Legibility and drug name confusion. Arch Fam Med. 1997 May-Jun;6(3):296-8. • 3.Campos A, Reyes J, Torres M. Therapeutic compliance among asthma patients in an allergy clinic: third evaluation (SEGARIA Project). AllergolImmunopathol (Madr). 2006 Jul-Aug;34(4):141-5 • 4. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs293/en/

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