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Contributory factors and patient harm including deaths associated direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) medication incidents: evaluation of real world data reported to the national reporting and learning system.
Rowily AA, Jalal Z, Paudyal V. Contributory factors and patient harm including deaths associated direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) medication incidents: evaluation of real world data reported to the National Reporting and Learning System. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2023;Epub Jun 14. doi:10.1080/14740338.2023.2223947.
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July 12, 2023
Rowily AA, Jalal Z, Paudyal V. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2023;Epub Jun 14.
Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) dosing is complex and can lead to medication errors. This analysis of 15,730 incident reports involving DOACs reported in the United Kingdom between 2017 and 2019 found that the majority (87.6%) were due to active failures and 2.2% resulted in moderate/severe harm or death. This PSNet WebM&M commentary discusses approaches to improving safety when prescribing DOACs.
