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Medication Error Case Examples

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Introduction Medication error is any preventable event that may harm patient. In outpatient pharmacy setting, CQDC (centralised quality dispensing control) is ideally in place to minimise medication errors. I did not identify any errors on medication label and the quantity prepared. Sertraline 100 mg OD.

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Drug Storage

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Alternative power source should be established to ensure temperature remained and the temperature/humidity detector will continue functioning in the event of power failure. Attached here is a 2007 article on " Room-temperature storage of medications labelled for refrigeration ".