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Implementation of iv infusion and admixture guidelines by a clinical pharmacist to reduce medication administration errors in a tertiary care hospital

Gokul Sampathkumar, Karthik Rakam

Pharm. D students while on internship in a tertiary care hospital in India noticed that hospital currently has no IV-administration protocols. For example, when Doctor wrote an Amphotericin B 50mg IV once daily – there were no accompanying instructions on the nature of diluent to be used, how much of it should be used and…

Standardized documentation recommendations for drug chart, test dose and verbal orders – implementation in hospital setting will help reduce medications errors

Shankar Das Venkatachalam, Sruthi Ramamurthy, Gokul Sampathkumar, Karthik Rakam

Several reports have documented medication errors and its consequences .Though there are many different approaches for reducing errors,  following recommendations made by Pharm D interns from their first-hand experience doing ward rounds in Indian hospitals would have a positive impact on reducing medication errors. The prototypes mentioned in this article were implemented by PharmD interns in…