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Saturday, 09/21/2013 9:29:57 PM

Saturday, September 21, 2013 9:29:57 PM

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high rate of IV medication errors at different stages of
observation found in study

http://www.e-mjm.org/2013/v68n1/medication-errors-in-intravenous.pdf

ISMP 2013
....study on the accuracy of preparing small- and large-volume injectables, chemotherapy solutions, and parenteral nutrition showed a mean error rate of 9%, meaning almost 1 in 10 products was prepared incorrectly prior to dispensing.9. Error rates for complex solutions such as parenteral nutrition were especially high—37% for manual preparation and 22% for preparations that were partly automated. A 2009 State of Pharmacy Compounding Survey showed that 30% of hospitals have experienced a patient event involving a compounding error in the past 5 years10.
ISMP 2013
https://www.ismp.org/tools/guidelines/IVSummit/IVCGuidelines.pdf

Interesting info regarding iv preparation accuracy
http://quality.knowledgebase.co/article.php?id=92

The ValiMed G4 drug validation system helps healthcare providers ensure patient safety and control costs by reducing medication errors.
http://cdex-inc.com/portfolio_item/valimed-g4/


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