Administration of Medicine

Evaluation of Herbal Medicine Administration by Physicians in the Prescriptions of Yazd State Pharmacy

Introduction: Herbal medicines are one of the most widely used complementary therapies in the world. Therefore, it is necessary to perform exact studies on the status of herbal medicines in communities. The aim of this study was surveying the prescription amount of herbal medicines prescribed by physicians and the effect of variables such as gender, degree of education, age, type of specializat...

The administration of anesthesia and the practice of medicine.

The role of nurses in medicine administration errors.

This article explores the commonly held belief that nurses are to blame for the high rate of medication administration errors in health care. The article argues for a need to move away from a culture of blame and to consider changes to medicine and the increasing complexity of administration as potential reasons for error. Medicine administration should be viewed within the wider context of hea...

Subcutaneous and intravenous administration of analgesics in palliative medicine

Pain is one of the most frequent complaints reported by cancer patients. In their terminal periods, the proportion of patients suffering from pain reaches 75%. Even, the most convenient route of administration of medicines is the oral route, not every clinical situation permits the oral therapy. Alternative routes of administration of medicines, especially in palliative medicine, involve multip...

Errors in medicine administration: how can they be minimised?

Errors in medicine administration often go unnoticed and unreported. This article describes three medicine-related errors and provides recommendations to reduce risk. All medicine-related errors should be reported locally and to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) so that they can be collated and trends identified. Electronic prescribing and patient/medicine identification by bar codes, d...