Pharmacist Intervention and Medication Errors at DHQ Hospital Bannu KP, Pakistan
Surayia Shahab Rani
Department of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, 40100, Pakistan.
Fahim Ullah Khan *
Department of Zoology, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KP, 28100, Pakistan.
Hidayat Ullah Khan
Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KP, 28100, Pakistan .
Najeeb Ullah
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, KP, 25100, Pakistan .
Mir Sadiq Shah
Department of Zoology, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KP, 28100, Pakistan.
Jamil Ur Rehman
Department of Zoology, University of Science and Technology, Bannu, KP, 28100, Pakistan.
Autif Hussain Mangi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro,76090, Pakistan.
Muhammad Nasir Younis
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, NUST, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.
Hafiz Muhammad Irfan
Department of Pharmacy, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, 40100, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Deaths related to drug errors are common in Pakistan, but these are not accurately reported. Since medication management is the main responsibility of nurses, it is vital that they have a good understanding of high alert of medication error. Patient health care, particularly drug fortification, is the main exertion and the challenge for healthcare professionals around the world. The profession of a pharmacist is world-renowned for providing medical care to patients. Herein, we aim to assess the role of pharmacist according to medications error in Government sectors hospitals located in district Bannu Kp Pakistan.
We collected a total number of 368 outdoor prescriptions from July 2011 to December 2011 from District Head Quarter Hospital, Bannu (DHQB). We found 71% of drug-drug interactions (DDIs), 32% of inapt dosage faults and 35% of management errors among them. Male patients with angina pectoris and myocardial infarction had a higher MEs ratio than female patients. According to the findings, clinical pharmacists in hospital wards must provide prompt counseling to primary care doctors during the prescription process, as well as management recommendations to nursing staff and other auxiliary medical employees.
Keywords: DHQ Hospital Bannu, Cardiovascular disease patients, Anti-angina, Pharmacists