Clinically significant medication errors in surgical units detected by clinical pharmacist: a real-life study.
Renaudin P, Coste A, Audurier Y, et al. Clinically significant medication errors in surgical units detected by clinical pharmacist: a real‐life study. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2021;129(6):504-509. doi:10.1111/bcpt.13658.
Pharmacists play an essential role in medication safety through practices such as medication reconciliation and best possible medication history. This observational study found that 20% of patients presenting to surgical units at one French hospital over a two-month period had a medication error. Pharmacists intervened and resolved medication errors related to untreated indications, subtherapeutic dosages, and prescriptions without an indication.