3.15.1.2 Medication errors and potential medication errors reported without clinical consequences Medication errors without clinical consequences are not ARs/AEs. However, it is important to record the occurrence or potential occurrence of a medication error. Select a term that is closest to the description of medication error reported. Also, if specifically reported that no adverse effect has occurred, it is acceptable to select LLT No adverse effect. In instances where the medication did not reach the patient, it is acceptable to select LLT Drug not taken in context of intercepted medication error. Example Reported LLT Selected Comment Medication was given Intramuscular formulation intravenously instead of administered by intramuscularly other route Medication was given Intramuscular formulation intravenously instead of administered by See Section 3.21 intramuscularly other route without sequelae No adverse effect Patient was dispensed the wrong drug. The error was Intercepted drug detected prior to patient dispensing error administration LLT Drug name Pharmacist notices that the confusion could be an names of two drugs are Circumstance or optional additional term similar and is concerned information capable of to select (for tracking that this may result in a leading to medication error purposes). Note: this medication error example is a potential medication error Drug inadvertently administered. The error Drug administration error was noticed soon afterwards. 3.15.1.3 Medication errors in the context of labeled interactions
3.15.1.2 Medication errors and potential medication errors reported without clinical consequences Medication errors without clinical consequences are not ARs/AEs. However, it is important to record the occurrence or potential occurrence of a medication error. Select a term that is closest to the description of medication error reported. Also, if specifically reported that no adverse effect has occurred, it is acceptable to select LLT No adverse effect. In instances where the medication did not reach the patient, it is acceptable to select LLT Drug not taken in context of intercepted medication error. Example Reported LLT Selected Comment Medication was given intravenously instead of intramuscularly Intramuscular formulation administered by other route Medication was given intravenously instead of intramuscularly without sequelae Intramuscular formulation administered by other route No adverse effect See Section 3.21 Patient was dispensed the wrong drug. The error was detected prior to patient administration Intercepted drug dispensing error Pharmacist notices that the names of two drugs are similar and is concerned that this may result in a medication error Circumstance or information capable of leading to medication error LLT Drug name confusion could be an optional additional term to select (for tracking purposes). Note: this example is a potential medication error Drug inadvertently administered. The error was noticed soon afterwards. Drug administration error 3.15.1.3 Medication errors in the context of labeled interactions
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