Title of article :
Physicians’ medication prescribing in primary care in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Literature review, part 3: prescribing errors
Author/Authors :
Qureshi, N.A. Ministry of Health - General Administration for Mental Health and Social Services, Saudi Arabia , Neyaz, Y. Ministry of Health - General Directorate for Quality Development, Saudi Arabia , Khoja, T. Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Saudi Arabia , Magzoub, M.A. College of Medicine - Department of Medical Education, Saudi Arabia , Haycox, A. University of Liverpool - School of Management, UK , Walley, T. University of Liverpool - Department of Internal Medicine, UK
Abstract :
Medication errors are globally huge in magnitude and associated with high morbidity and mortality together with high costs and legal problems. Medication errors are caused by multiple factors related to health providers, consumers and health system, but most prescribing errors are preventable. This paper is the third of 3 review articles that form the background for a series of 5 interconnected studies of prescribing patterns and medication errors in the public and private primary health care sectors of Saudi Arabia. A MEDLINE search was conducted to identify papers published in peer-reviewed journals over the previous 3 decades. The paper reviews the etiology, prevention strategies, reporting mechanisms and the myriad consequences of medication errors.
