Medication Safety Flashcards
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What is medication reconciliation?
Answer: Comparing a patient's current medications with newly prescribed ones to avoid errors
Medication reconciliation at every care transition identifies discrepancies that could cause harm.
What is a 'never event' in medication safety?
Answer: A preventable medication error that should never occur, such as wrong-route administration
Never events are serious, preventable errors like administering IV medication orally.
What is the purpose of a formulary?
Answer: A list of approved medications an institution has selected for use based on efficacy, safety, and cost
Formularies guide prescribing within an institution by listing preferred medications.
What are the 'five rights' of medication administration?
Answer: Right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time
The five rights are a safety framework ensuring correct medication administration.
What is a black box warning?
Answer: The FDA's strongest warning placed on drug labeling indicating serious or life-threatening risks
Black box warnings highlight the most significant risks associated with a medication.
What is pharmacovigilance?
Answer: The science of detecting, assessing, and preventing adverse effects of pharmaceutical products
Pharmacovigilance monitors drug safety after market approval through reporting and analysis.