Electronic prescribing and computerized drug management can improve the safety, quality and cost-effectiveness of prescribing. However, if the problems that lead to avoidable adverse events are not addressed by information technology, there is a risk of making considerable investment without the expected return of error reduction and improved patient safety. Improving the safety of prescribing ...

1 Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al Madinah Al Munawarah 30078, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt 3 Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia 4 Department of Pharmacogno...

LAVINIA LIA VLAIA1, VICENTIU VLAIA2*, IOANA VIORICA OLARIU1, ANA MARIA MUT1, CARMEN ANATOLIA GAFITANU3, CRISTINA DEHELEAN4, DAN NAVOLAN5*, DUMITRU LUPULEASA6, GEORGETA HERMINA CONEAC1 1Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, 1 Eftimie Murgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2 Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, ...

1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 2 Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Petra University, Amman, Jordan. 3 Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 4 Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutica...

OBJECTIVE To explore organisational workflow and workplace culture influencing antibiotic prescribing behaviour from the perspective of key health care providers working in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Qualitative approach using semistructured interviews, focus groups and onsite observation between 8 January 2013 and 2 July 2013. Nursing staff, ge...

The authors of “Electronic Prescribing: Improving the Efficiency and Accuracy of Prescribing in the Ambulatory Care Setting” write how e-prescribing can play an important role in enhancing safety and quality. E-prescribing allows prescribers to send prescriptions electronically to the pharmacy and can be a stand-alone system or part of an integrated EHR system. Research suggests medication erro...

The National Formulary (Fornas) is a list of drugs stipulated in Decree the Minister Health Republic Indonesia, which used as guideline for hospitals drug supply participants Insurance (JKN) program. Doctor's prescription one indicator quality hospital services. Prescribing based on guidelines will provide efficiency drugs. purpose this study was to facilitate controlling supplies, safe use and...

1 Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, 06330 Ankara, TURKEY, 2 Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, 06330 Ankara, TURKEY, 3 Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, 06100 Ankara, TURKEY, 4 Anadolu University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy, 26470 Eskişehir, TURKEY, 5 Yeditepe Univers...

CRISTINA TRANDAFIRESCU1, FLORIN BORCAN2*, CRISTINA DEHELEAN3, ZOLTAN SZABADAI4, MIRELA NICOLOV4, CODRUTA SOICA1 1University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 2 EftimieMurgu Sq., 300041, Timisoara, Romania 2University of Medicine and Pharmacy Victor Babes, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, 2 EftimieMurgu Sq....