MedMARx

A voluntary program, operating under the aegis of the US Pharmacopeia, which reports medication errors in US hospitals.

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Most of the detected MEs were related to prescribing error (improper dosing [8%], inappropriate frequency [3%], dosage strength [3%], and inappropriate abbreviation used 20%), while in Pharmacopeia MEDMARX database, the prescribing error rate was reported to be around 8% in an outpatient pediatric clinics due to illegible handwriting, improper dose, and confused drug name.

Evaluation of prescribing medication errors in a pediatric outpatient pharmacy

A summary of NICU fat emulsion medication errors and nursing services: data from MEDMARX.

Anaphylaxis Development after Intravenous Injection of Cow's Milk/Inek Sutunun Intravenoz Enjeksiyonu Sonrasi Gelisen Anafilaksi

Mediation errors in the PACU: A secondary analysis of MEDMARX findings.

Identifying medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit and paediatric wards using a medication error checklist at a tertiary academic hospital in Gauteng, South Africa

Of the 176,409 medication errors in the MEDMARX database, approximately 25 percent involved some aspect computer technology as a cause.

Information technology and patient safety concerns

Medication errors declared by students were grouped by MEDMARX category which is an error reporting system administered by US Pharmacopeia Hospitals.

Nursing students' medication errors and their opinions on the reasons of errors: A cross-sectional survey

Harmful medication errors in children: A 5-year analysis of data from the USP's MEDMARX program.

Using integrated simulation in a nursing program to improve medication administration skills in the pediatric population

MEDMARX (US Pharmacopeia) found 105,603 medication errors in a single year.

The physician-pharmacist team

Medical errors in the OR--A secondary analysis of Medmarx.

Causes, reporting, and prevention of medication errors from a pediatric nurse perspective

MedMarx data from 2003 to 2006 showed almost 50% of medication errors involved distractions (Hicks, Becker, & Cousins, 2008).

Nursing best practices using automated dispensing cabinets: nurses' key role in improving medication safety

Harmful medication errors in children: A five-year analysis of data from the USP's Medmarx program.

National collaborative: top five drugs reported as causing harm through medication error in pediatrics

The first set consisted of reporting-system measures for which aggregated data are regularly summarized by other organizations, including Joint Commission Sentinel Events, MEDMARX reports of adverse drug events, and MDS measures of falls and pressure ulcer prevalence in nursing homes.

Safety outcomes in the United States: trends and challenges in measurement

The researchers analyzed warfarin medication errors reported by hospitals and clinics participating in the MEDMARX voluntary medication errors reporting system.