Safer medicines management in primary care

TY - JOUR

T1 - Safer medicines management in primary care

AU - Avery, A J

AU - Sheikh, A

AU - Hurwitz, B

AU - Smeaton, L

AU - Chen, Y F

AU - Howard, R

AU - Cantrill, J

AU - Royal, S

PY - 2002/10/1

Y1 - 2002/10/1

N2 - Errors in the medicines management process represent an important source of iatrogenic harm in primary care. Most errors result from underlying systems-based problems that are amenable to intervention and potentially preventable In this paper, we seek to identify the frequency of medication-related morbidity in primary care, understand the underlying systemic reasons that increase risk of medication-related errors and iatrogenic harm, and suggest strategies for improving the safety of medicines management.

AB - Errors in the medicines management process represent an important source of iatrogenic harm in primary care. Most errors result from underlying systems-based problems that are amenable to intervention and potentially preventable In this paper, we seek to identify the frequency of medication-related morbidity in primary care, understand the underlying systemic reasons that increase risk of medication-related errors and iatrogenic harm, and suggest strategies for improving the safety of medicines management.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0036790488

M3 - Article

SN - 1478-5242

VL - 52

SP - S17 - S22

JO - British Journal of General Practice

JF - British Journal of General Practice

IS - SUPPL.

ER -