Standardization of Drug-Code.

Accession number;01A0334241
Title;Standardization of Drug-Code.
Author; TSUCHIYA FUMITO (Japanese Soc. Hospital Pharmacists, JPN)
Journal Title;Japan Journal of Medical Informatics
Journal Code:Y0510A
ISSN:0289-8055
VOL.20;NO.Supplement 2;PAGE.47-48(2000)
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Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;Many accident or incident is occured at Hospital. Most of these medication errors are causing by human-error. Lookalike or soundalike Drug-name and shape of Drug-package indduce these errors. From the viewpoint of riskmanagement, Hospital Information System need to perform basic roll to aviod these medication errors and humanerrors. Standerdization of checking-system for prescribed-drugs is also needed. (author abst.)