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Vol.1 , No. 4, Publication Date: Dec. 19, 2014, Page: 56-61
 in Sulaimani Pediatric Hospital. Method: Prospective study was performed in Sulaimani Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, through which the physician medication orders for newly admitted patients from 6th February to 10th June 2013 were evaluated for MEs. A standardized questionnaire (especially adopted for the present study) was utilized to identify all expected types of MEs that appeared in the follow up sheets of randomly selected pediatric patients (n=100), admitted to the hospital due to different causes. Parents, usually mothers, answer some of the questions. 85% MEs were reported during prescribing practice. Results: They involved medications include bronchodilators 45%, anti-emetics 33%, antibiotics 32%, and analgesics and antipyretics 29%. The most frequently used antibiotics involved in the MEs were ceftriaxone 24%, ampicillin+cloxacillin 12% followed by cefotaxime and amikacin. The highest percentage of errors was 75% belonged to the use of teicoplanin followed by amikacin 60%. Conclusion: The percentages of MEs in Sulaimani Pediatric Hospital are very high, and there is irrational use of antibiotics. Most of MEs are avoidable utilizing the roles and activities of clinical pharmacists to provide maximum health care services.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/922.jpg)
| [1] | Darya Omed Nori, Department of Pharmacy, Sulaimani Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Kurdistan, Iraq. |
| [2] | Tavga Ahmed Aziz, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq. |
| [3] | Saad Abdulrahman Hussain, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. |
Background: Drugs are a dualistic therapeutic tool, they are intended to cure, prevent or diagnose diseases, but improper use leads to patient morbidity or mortality. Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate medication errors (MEs) in Sulaimani Pediatric Hospital. Method: Prospective study was performed in Sulaimani Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, through which the physician medication orders for newly admitted patients from 6th February to 10th June 2013 were evaluated for MEs. A standardized questionnaire (especially adopted for the present study) was utilized to identify all expected types of MEs that appeared in the follow up sheets of randomly selected pediatric patients (n=100), admitted to the hospital due to different causes. Parents, usually mothers, answer some of the questions. 85% MEs were reported during prescribing practice. Results: They involved medications include bronchodilators 45%, anti-emetics 33%, antibiotics 32%, and analgesics and antipyretics 29%. The most frequently used antibiotics involved in the MEs were ceftriaxone 24%, ampicillin+cloxacillin 12% followed by cefotaxime and amikacin. The highest percentage of errors was 75% belonged to the use of teicoplanin followed by amikacin 60%. Conclusion: The percentages of MEs in Sulaimani Pediatric Hospital are very high, and there is irrational use of antibiotics. Most of MEs are avoidable utilizing the roles and activities of clinical pharmacists to provide maximum health care services.
Keywords
Pediatrics, Medication Errors, Antibiotics, Prescribing Practice
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