At a time when the impact of diagnostic error on patient safety is finally being appreciated,
the news that pharmacists in Alberta will be allowed to diagnose medical conditions1 will …

At a time when the impact of diagnostic error on patient safety is finally being appreciated,
the news that pharmacists in Alberta will be allowed to diagnose medical conditions1 will …

In 2000, the number of patient deaths attributable to adverse drug reactions (ADRs) was
estimated to be 218,000 annually. More than 51% of approved drugs in the market today …

Adverse drug events cause substantial morbidity and mortality, yet they remain
underappreciated and misunderstood. The terminology to describe errors and patient harm …

In our original report,“Making Health Care Safer” 2001, Kaushal and Bates noted that over
770,000 people were harmed or died in hospitals annually from adverse drug events (ADE) …

TO THE EDITOR: We are currently part of an expert group in the Council of Europe that is
establishing a glossary of terms related to medication safety, and we read Nebeker and …

Background A large literature documents the multiple roles clinical pharmacists can play in a
variety of health care settings. 1-8 Much of this literature focuses on measures of impact not …

Conclusion It is apparent that the evidence has not been politicized. The challenge rests
before us and the evidence suggests that we need to work hard on finding ways to get …

Background Adverse drug events (ADEs), defined as an injury involving medication use,
occur commonly. ADEs include adverse drug reactions and medication errors. An adverse …

Just about all health care professionals, especially nurses, know the “five rights” of
medication use: the right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right time. The origin of …