Kumar Gaurav Chhabra
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University) Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha, Maharashtra, IndiaPublications
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Review Article
Medication Errors in Dentistry
Author(s): Bhavika Satish Vidhwani*, Kumar Gaurav Chhabra, Amit Reche and Priyanka Paul
A pharmaceutical error is a flaw in the treatment that threatens to harm the patient. Medication errors might occur while following these steps: Deciding which medicine and dosage to be used; prescribing the prescription; manufacturing the medicine; dispensing the formulation; taking the medication. Despite the fact that pharmaceutical errors can be deadly, they are uncommon and usually small. Minor system failures, on the other hand, must be recognized since they may lead to more catastrophic errors later. The construction of a blameless and non-punitive environment should encourage people to report mistakes. Prescription errors include irrational, incorrect, ineffective prescribing, under prescribing or overprescribing. Medication errors must be avoided during prescribing, using a medicine that is correct for the patient's condition and in a dosage regimen that .. Read More»