Title 31. MEDICATION ERRORS.pdf ✅

PHARMD GURU Page 2 4) UNAUTHORIZED DRUG ERROR:  Administration of medication to a patient without proper authorization by the prescriber can be categorized as an unauthorized drug error. 5) DETERIORATED DRUG ERROR:  Medications that are dispensed or administered, beyond the expiration date, may have lost potency or less effective or ineffective. 6) WRONG TIME ERROR:  Timing of administration is critical to the effectiveness of medications.  Maintaining adequate concentration of drug in blood is required for effectiveness.  Administering doses, too early (or) too late may affect the drug concentration in blood. 7) WRONG DOSES FORMER ERROR: Drugs administered (or) dispensed in a different form, other than the ordered form by the prescriber. 8) WRONG DRUG PREPARATION ERRORS: Some drugs require reconstitution (Adding liquid to powder drug) to dispense or administer a drug, but failed to do such type of procedure leads to wrong drug preparation error. 9) WRONG ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUE ERROR: Doses that are administered using an incorrect technique are categorized as wrong administration technique error. 10. MONITORING ERROR: It results from inadequate drug therapy review. 11) COMPLIANCE ERRORS: Medication errors are committed by physicians when they fail to adhere to a prescribed drug regimen.