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KMID : 0370220190630040238
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Yakhak Hoeji
2019 Volume.63 No. 4 p.238 ~ p.246
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A Study on Correlations between Medication Error and prescription by Trade Name
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Kim Jeong-Eun
Lim Sung-Cil
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Abstract
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Medication error can easily occur when pharmacist dispense prescriptions due to so many “trade name” of asame generic in Korea. Because currently doctors prescribe by ‘trade name’ not by ‘generic name’ in the Korea, it cancontribute to increase medication error. Therefore we evaluated the risk of sound-alike name drugs in communitypharmacy, from February 20 to March 13, 2019 by an online survey. The results are that 87.6% of 113 pharmacistsexperienced confusion due to sound-alike drug names, 77.9% said that sound-alike drug names have risks associated withpatient safety, and 92.0% said improvement were needed. As the most effective method of improvement, government'sorders is the most (36.71%). And “Self attention” has the most answers (34.8%) as a way to manage sound-alike namedrug at community pharmacies. A total of 135 pairs have been derived from similar-name drug cases experienced so far.
In conclusion, many trade names for a drug increase medication error and it can be threaten the patient’s safety.
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KEYWORD
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sound-alike name drug, medication error, prevention, guideline, trade name
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