Medication Safety

Approximately what percentage of individuals who use medications do so incorrectly or inappropriately?

50%

Which of the following statements is true regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions?

All medication errors are preventable.

Which of the following prescriptions is written correctly, in terms of abbreviations, symbols, and designations?

Clonazepam 0.25 mg twice daily.

According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), which of the following medications (or group of medications) is considered high-risk?

Insulin.

According to studies, medication errors occur most frequently in which of the following patient populations?

Very young and very old patients.

According to the pharmacy technician survey mentioned in the activity, technicians indicated that the following factors were the most frequent cause of medication errors:

Interruptions and inadequate staffing.

Which system would be used to report an ADE related to a cosmetic product?

MedWatch.

What steps can be taken to minimize the selection of the wrong medication stock bottle from the pharmacy shelf?

Use the barcode scanner.

Which of the following errors occur during the prescribing step of the medication-use process?

Duplicating existing drug therapy.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a just culture?

Employees are encouraged to report errors and analyze why the errors occurred.