RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Safer medicines management in primary care.
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP S17
OP S22
VO 52
IS Suppl
A1 Anthony J Avery
A1 Aziz Sheikh
A1 Brian Hurwitz
A1 Lesley Smeaton
A1 Yen-Fu Chen
A1 Rachel Howard
A1 Judy Cantrill
A1 Simon Royal
YR 2002
UL http://bjgp.org/content/52/supplement/S17.abstract
AB Errors in the medicines management process represent an important source of iatrogenic harm in primary care. Most errors result from underlying systems-based problems that are amenable to intervention and potentially preventable. In this paper, we seek to identify the frequency of medication-related morbidity in primary care, understand the underlying systemic reasons that increase risk of medication-related errors and iatrogenic harm, and suggest strategies for improving the safety of medicines management.