APhA texts on errors, protocols now available
Comprehensive texts on medication errors and drug protocols published by the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) became available this summer.
The 400-page volume, Medication Errors, edited by Michael Cohen, MS, FASHP, president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, is divided into five categories detailed in 20 chapters. Other contributors include automation consultant Mark Neuenschwander, Auburn University pharmacy professor Kenneth Barker, and Dennis O’Leary, president of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Book examines error causes, prevention
The book explores the following topics:
• the causes of medication errors;
• systems analysis approaches to correcting and preventing errors;
• a breakdown on the roles of prescribing, dispensing, administering, and labeling; specific errors relating to chemotherapy, pediatric patients, and immunologic drugs;
• an overview of error reporting systems and the role of risk management.
Specific chapters also offer hospital pharmacy case studies, patient roles in error prevention, and an overview of high-risk drugs. The publication costs $49 for student APhA members, $56 for APhA member pharmacists, and $70 retail.
Drug Treatment Protocols compiles 44 monographs developed from 1996 to 1998 by APhA offering peer-reviewed and referenced information framed by diagnosis and pharmacotherapeutic pathways.
The 44 protocols are grouped into nine categories:
• cardiovascular disease;
• endocrine disorders;
• metabolic disorders;
• gastrointestinal disorders;
• infectious diseases;
• self-treatable conditions such as colds and pain;
• complications related to vascular access devices;
• pediatrics;
• psychiatric and respiratory disorders.
The 467-page protocols book costs $140 for students, $160 for professionals, and $200 retail.
[To order either book, call (800) 878-0729.]
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