"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Uramatsu M, Kimura N, Kojima T, Fujisawa Y, Oto T, Barach P. Frontline nursing staff's perceptions of intravenous medication administration: the first step toward safer infusion processes-a qualitative study. BMJ Open Qual. 2024 Jun 27; 13(2).
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Li CJ, Shah YB, Harness ED, Goldberg ZN, Nash DB. Physician Burnout and Medical Errors: Exploring the Relationship, Cost, and Solutions. Am J Med Qual. 2023 Jul-Aug 01; 38(4):196-202.
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Bonafide CP, Miller JM, Localio AR, Khan A, Dziorny AC, Mai M, Stemler S, Chen W, Holmes JH, Nadkarni VM, Keren R. Association Between Mobile Telephone Interruptions and Medication Administration Errors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 02 01; 174(2):162-169.
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Lauridsen KG, Nadkarni VM, Berg RA. Man and machine: can apps resuscitate medical performance? Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 05; 3(5):282-283.
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Cooper RL, Fogarty-Mack P, Kroll HR, Barach P. Medication Safety in Anesthesia: Epidemiology, Causes, and Lessons Learned in Achieving Reliable Patient Outcomes. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2019; 57(3):78-95.
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Kannan L, Blocher N. Cultural Impact on Medication Instructions: The Case of the Turkish Teaspoon. J Patient Saf. 2018 06; 14(2):e31-e32.
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Miller KE, Arnold R, Capan M, Campbell M, Zern SC, Dressler R, Duru OO, Ebbert G, Jackson E, Learish J, Strauss D, Wu P, Bennett DA. Improving Infusion Pump Safety Through Usability Testing. J Nurs Care Qual. 2017 Apr/Jun; 32(2):141-149.
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Naples JG, Hanlon JT, Schmader KE, Semla TP. Recent Literature on Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Feb; 64(2):401-8.
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Nelson CE, Selbst SM. Electronic prescription writing errors in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 May; 31(5):368-72.
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Lawless ST. Time for Alert-ology or RE-sensitization? Pediatrics. 2013 Jun; 131(6):e1948-9.