Detectability of medication errors with a STOPP/START-based medication review in older people prior to a potentially preventable drug-related hospital admission.
Sallevelt BTGM, Egberts TCG, Huibers CJA, et al. Detectability of medication errors with a STOPP/START-based medication review in older people prior to a potentially preventable drug-related hospital admission. Drug Saf. 2022;45(12):1501-1516. doi:10.1007/s40264-022-01237-5.
Adverse events, such as medication errors, are a major cause of hospital admissions. This retrospective study of a subset of OPERAM intervention patients who were readmitted with a potentially preventable drug-related admission (DRA) examined whether use of STOPP/START criteria during in-hospital medication review can identify medication errors prior to a potentially preventable DRA. Researchers found that medication errors identified at readmission could not be addressed by prior in-hospital medication reviews because the medication error occurred after the in-hospital review or because recommended medication regimen changes were not provided or not implemented.