Pharmacy Medication Safety and Error Prevention: Questions
& Answers
(ASHP) American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - ANSWER:Association of pharmacist, Pharmacy
Students & Techs practicing in hospitals & health care systems , including home health care,
Has a long history of advocating for patient safety & establishing best practices to improve medication
use
( ADS ) Automated dispensing System - ANSWER:Electronic system used to dispense medications
( IHI ) Institute for healthcare improvement - ANSWER:Nonprofit organization committed to the
improvement of healthcare by promising concepts through safety, efficiency, & other patient-centered
goals
( IOM ) Institute of Medicine - ANSWER:Established under the National Academies & a part of the
National Academy of Sciences, this nonprofit organization provides scientifically informed analysis &
guidance regarding health & health policy
Projects include studies of drug safety systems in the US & recommendations for patient safety
( ISMP ) Institute for Safe Medication Practices - ANSWER:Nonprofit organization devoted entirely to
promoting safe medication use & preventing medication errors
Gathers info on drug errors & suggests new, safer standards to avoid such errors
medication error - ANSWER:Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication
use or patient harm
Medication error prevention - ANSWER:Methods used by pharmacy, medicine, nursing, & other allied
health professionals to prevent medication errors
MedMARx - ANSWER:A national Internet-accessible database that hospitals and health care systems use
to track adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
MedWatch - ANSWER:A program established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
reporting drug and medical product safety alerts and label changes;
The program also provides a voluntary adverse event reporting system for medications, medical
products, and devices
( NCCMERP ) National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting & Prevention -
ANSWER:Founded by the United States Pharmacopeia, this is an independent council of more than 25
organizations gathered to address interdisciplinary causes of medication errors & strategies for
prevention
, ( ISMP-MERP ) National Medication Errors Reporting Program - ANSWER:Voluntary reporting program
operated by the ISMP to examine cause, effect, & prevention of medication errors
( PTCB ) Pharmacy Technician Certification Board - ANSWER:An Organization that offers national
certification for pharmacy technicians in the US
( PTCE ) Pharmacy Technician Educators Council - ANSWER:A US organization that promotes teachers'
strategies & instructions for pharmacy technician education
( REMS ) Risk evaluation & mitigation strategy - ANSWER:Strategy for managing a known or potential
serious risk associated with a drug or biological product
( SEPhT ) Society for the Education of Pharmacy Technicians - ANSWER:A national pharmacy technician
organization that promotes the education & training of pharmacy technicians
Provides links to medication safety & quality practices for technicians
( USP ) United States Pharmacopeial Convention - ANSWER:An independent organization that strives to
ensure the quality, safety & benefit of medicines & dietary supplements by setting standards &
certification processes
Example of an ISMP high-alert medication - ANSWER:Amoxicillin
Most reported medication errors are made in what type of setting? - ANSWER:Hospital & retail
pharmacies
3 Steps involved in medication reconciliation - ANSWER:Clarification
Verification
Reconciliation
The Category that the USP defines for a modified release formulation - ANSWER:Delayed & Extended
Release
How many times should a Pharmacy Technician always check for each prescription - ANSWER:3
The following drug is a great concern as a cause of error because it is a commonly used to flush IV lines -
ANSWER:Heparin
3 Main Categories of Errors - ANSWER:Prescribing Error - Pharmacist Error
Dispensing Error - Pharmacy Fault
Administration Error - Nurse's Fault
5 Rights of Medication Safety - ANSWER:Right Patient
& Answers
(ASHP) American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - ANSWER:Association of pharmacist, Pharmacy
Students & Techs practicing in hospitals & health care systems , including home health care,
Has a long history of advocating for patient safety & establishing best practices to improve medication
use
( ADS ) Automated dispensing System - ANSWER:Electronic system used to dispense medications
( IHI ) Institute for healthcare improvement - ANSWER:Nonprofit organization committed to the
improvement of healthcare by promising concepts through safety, efficiency, & other patient-centered
goals
( IOM ) Institute of Medicine - ANSWER:Established under the National Academies & a part of the
National Academy of Sciences, this nonprofit organization provides scientifically informed analysis &
guidance regarding health & health policy
Projects include studies of drug safety systems in the US & recommendations for patient safety
( ISMP ) Institute for Safe Medication Practices - ANSWER:Nonprofit organization devoted entirely to
promoting safe medication use & preventing medication errors
Gathers info on drug errors & suggests new, safer standards to avoid such errors
medication error - ANSWER:Any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication
use or patient harm
Medication error prevention - ANSWER:Methods used by pharmacy, medicine, nursing, & other allied
health professionals to prevent medication errors
MedMARx - ANSWER:A national Internet-accessible database that hospitals and health care systems use
to track adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
MedWatch - ANSWER:A program established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
reporting drug and medical product safety alerts and label changes;
The program also provides a voluntary adverse event reporting system for medications, medical
products, and devices
( NCCMERP ) National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting & Prevention -
ANSWER:Founded by the United States Pharmacopeia, this is an independent council of more than 25
organizations gathered to address interdisciplinary causes of medication errors & strategies for
prevention
, ( ISMP-MERP ) National Medication Errors Reporting Program - ANSWER:Voluntary reporting program
operated by the ISMP to examine cause, effect, & prevention of medication errors
( PTCB ) Pharmacy Technician Certification Board - ANSWER:An Organization that offers national
certification for pharmacy technicians in the US
( PTCE ) Pharmacy Technician Educators Council - ANSWER:A US organization that promotes teachers'
strategies & instructions for pharmacy technician education
( REMS ) Risk evaluation & mitigation strategy - ANSWER:Strategy for managing a known or potential
serious risk associated with a drug or biological product
( SEPhT ) Society for the Education of Pharmacy Technicians - ANSWER:A national pharmacy technician
organization that promotes the education & training of pharmacy technicians
Provides links to medication safety & quality practices for technicians
( USP ) United States Pharmacopeial Convention - ANSWER:An independent organization that strives to
ensure the quality, safety & benefit of medicines & dietary supplements by setting standards &
certification processes
Example of an ISMP high-alert medication - ANSWER:Amoxicillin
Most reported medication errors are made in what type of setting? - ANSWER:Hospital & retail
pharmacies
3 Steps involved in medication reconciliation - ANSWER:Clarification
Verification
Reconciliation
The Category that the USP defines for a modified release formulation - ANSWER:Delayed & Extended
Release
How many times should a Pharmacy Technician always check for each prescription - ANSWER:3
The following drug is a great concern as a cause of error because it is a commonly used to flush IV lines -
ANSWER:Heparin
3 Main Categories of Errors - ANSWER:Prescribing Error - Pharmacist Error
Dispensing Error - Pharmacy Fault
Administration Error - Nurse's Fault
5 Rights of Medication Safety - ANSWER:Right Patient
