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DISPENSING TECHNIQUES: Role of Dispensers & Dispensing Errors.
Ahmad Zakuan KhairuddinB Pharm (Hons) USM
M Sc (Pharmacy) USM
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POSSIBLE SOURCE OF ERROR IN DISPENSING
Errors in drug procurement.Errors in preparation.Errors in drug dispensing.
ERRORS IN DRUG PROCUREMENT.
Error in drug ordering over the phone.
Failure to check the medicine on arrival.
Put in wrong location.
PROBLEM IN DRUG DISPENSING
Failure to get the correct medicine.Changing brand names.Similar medicine names.Similar tablet appearance.
ERROR IN LABELLING. Instruction not clear.
Before meals/after meals. Warning notices not complete.
ACEI – contraindicated in pregnancy.
Allopurinol and sulphonamide –skin reactions.
No labels after batch preparation. Drug action not complete.
OTHER ERRORS.
Error in quantity. Improved with computer software.
Error in preparation.Error during transfer of medicine.Error in drug compounding and
dilution. Error in quality of medicine.
Expired medicine.
Improve: drug procurement
Drug ordering by phone and by fax. Forms will be generated by computer
using the database from the clinic management system.
Clinic nurse will retain the form. Drugs arrival checked & signed by 2
staff members. Doctors to verify occasionally.
Improve: drug dispensing
Use generic names as far as possible. Use furosemide (Frusemide) instead of
Lasix Use diclofenac instead of Voltaren. Use domperidone instead of motilium
Eliminate drugs with similar drug names. Beware of drugs with similar appearance.
Improve – drug dispensing procedure
Staff training. State the drug attributes to be
checked. Drugs should be cross-checked after
dispensing. Checked by the doctor before issue to
patients.
Staff training Attending courses
In house training The number of medications used in individual
clinic is limited. Staff will have more thorough understanding of
the drug used in her clinic. Doctor can give more precise information.
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