Identifying high-alert medications in a university hospital by applying data from the medication error reporting system.
Tyynismaa L, Honkala A, Airaksinen M, et al. Identifying High-alert Medications in a University Hospital by Applying Data From the Medication Error Reporting System. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(6):417-424. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000388.
Commonly used lists of high-risk medications, such as the Beers criteria, have important limitations. This study used data gathered from a university hospital's incident reporting system to develop a hospital-specific high-risk medication list.