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The difference between an adverse drug reaction and an adverse drug event is that in an adverse drug event, the patient must be exposed to a medication with a negative consequence, which may or may not be expected. An adverse drug event causes morbidity or mortality to a patient. ДЄn adverse drug event is an injury from a medication or a missed or inappropriately dosed medication. The World Health Organization defines an adverse drug reaction as вЂњany response that is noxious, unintended, or undesired, which occurs at doses normally used in humans for prophylaxis, diagnosis, therapy of disease, or modification of physiological function.вЂќ Adverse drug reactions are expected negative outcomes that are inherent to the pharmacologic action of the drug and not always preventable, while medication errors are preventable. Consider that two of the most common causes of death are related to healthcare-related events. In order of frequency: medication errors, motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, AIDS, and medication errors. Unfortunately, untoward medical errors and underreported medication errors result in significant morbidity and mortality.

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Such events may be related to professional practice, health care products, procedures, and systems, including prescribing order communication product labeling, packaging, and nomenclature compounding dispensing distribution administration education monitoring and use.вЂќ However, there is no widely accepted uniform definition. While there is no uniform definition of a medication error, The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention defines a medication error as: вЂњвЂ¦ any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional, patient, or consumer. Medication errors may be due to human errors, but it often results from a flawed system with inadequate backup to detect mistakes. The most common reasons for errors include failure to communicate drug orders, illegible handwriting, wrong drug selection chosen from a drop-down menu, confusion over similarly named drugs, confusion over similar packaging between products, or errors involving dosing units or weight. Finally, a major consequence of medication errors is that it leads to decreased patients satisfaction and a growing lack of trust in the healthcare system. In additionВ to the monetary cost,В patients experience psychological and physical pain and suffering as a result of medication errors. The total cost of looking after patients with medication-associated errors exceeds $40 billion each year, with over 7 million patients affected. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of other patients experience but often do not report an adverse reaction or other complications related to a medication. Added to this is the high risk of interaction between substances.Д®ach year, in the United States alone, 7,000 to 9,000 people die due to a medication error. With the numberВ of substances on the market, it is conceivable that mistakes can be made when practitioners prescribe or dispense drugs. To further complicate a practitioner's responsibilityВ during patient care, there are thousands of health supplements, herbs, potions, and lotions used by the public regularly to treat their health problems. This activity reviews the common causes of medication errors and discusses the interprofessional team's role in taking steps to minimize medication errors.Д¬lose to 6,800 prescription medications and countless over-the-counter drugs are available in the United States.

In addition to the monetary cost, patients experience psychological and physical pain and suffering as a result of medication errors. The total cost of looking after patients with medication-associated errors exceeds $40 billion each year. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of other patients experience but often do not report an adverse reaction or other medication complications. Each year, in the United States alone, 7,000 to 9,000 people die as a result of a medication error. Added to this is the high risk of interaction between substances. With the number of substances on the market, it is conceivable that mistakes can be made when practitioners prescribe or dispense drugs. To further complicate a practitioner's responsibility during patient care, there are thousands of health supplements, herbs, potions, and lotions used by the public regularly to treat their health problems. Close to 6,800 prescription medications and countless over-the-counter drugs are available in the United States.