"Medication Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.
| Descriptor ID |
D008508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529 N02.421.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Errors- Medication Errors
- Errors, Medication
- Error, Medication
- Medication Error
Drug Use Error- Drug Use Error
- Drug Use Errors
- Error, Drug Use
- Errors, Drug Use
- Use Error, Drug
- Use Errors, Drug
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Klumpp TR. Electronic medical records and quality of cancer care. Curr Oncol Rep. 2013 Dec; 15(6):588-94.
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Golden AG, Fass J, Tewary S, Stefanacci RG, Roos BA. Cost consideration by Medicare Part D plans may promote the use of potentially inappropriate medications. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 May; 58(5):979-81.
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Tsai TT, Maddox TM, Roe MT, Dai D, Alexander KP, Ho PM, Messenger JC, Nallamothu BK, Peterson ED, Rumsfeld JS. Contraindicated medication use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. JAMA. 2009 Dec 09; 302(22):2458-64.
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Stephens M, Fox B, Kukulka G, Bellamy J. Medication, allergy, and adverse drug event discrepancies in ambulatory care. Fam Med. 2008 Feb; 40(2):107-10.
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Hajjar ER, Cafiero AC, Hanlon JT. Polypharmacy in elderly patients. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Dec; 5(4):345-51.
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Rossi MI, Young A, Maher R, Rodriguez KL, Appelt CJ, Perera S, Hajjar ER, Hanlon JT. Polypharmacy and health beliefs in older outpatients. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007 Dec; 5(4):317-23.
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Lo HG, Matheny ME, Seger DL, Bates DW, Gandhi TK. Non-interruptive drug-lab alerts in ambulatory care. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2007; 1038.
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Viscusi ER. Emerging treatment modalities: balancing efficacy and safety. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Mar 15; 64(6 Suppl 4):S6-S11.
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Lindblad CI, Hanlon JT, Gross CR, Sloane RJ, Pieper CF, Hajjar ER, Ruby CM, Schmader KE. Clinically important drug-disease interactions and their prevalence in older adults. Clin Ther. 2006 Aug; 28(8):1133-43.
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Viscusi ER, Schechter LN. Patient-controlled analgesia: Finding a balance between cost and comfort. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Apr 15; 63(8 Suppl 1):S3-13; quiz S15-6.