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Study NCT ID: NCT00256568
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2011-12-15
First Post: 2005-11-17

Brief Title: Outpatient Prescription Errors Detection Analysis and Impact on Safety
Sponsor: University of Vermont
Organization: University of Vermont

Study Overview

Official Title: Outpatient Prescription Errors Detection Analysis and Impact on Safety
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2011-12
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to better understand outpatient prescribing errors through clinic and pharmacy-based error reporting systems
Detailed Description: Medication errors cause substantial morbidity and mortality in the United States However relatively little is known about medication errors in the outpatient setting The broad goal of this proposal is to improve outpatient safety Specifically this research plan promotes the understanding of the causes of outpatient prescription errors The specific aims of this project are

1 To develop and evaluate a novel reporting system in physicians offices for detecting prescription errors
2 To develop and evaluate a novel improvement system in community pharmacies to increase prescription error reporting by pharmacists
3 To analyze reports of outpatient prescription errors and understand their root causes

To achieve these specific aims statewide research will be conducted utilizing qualitative and quantitative methods including root cause analysis failure mode and effects analysis and surveys This research plan will promote patient safety by furthering the understanding of the causes of outpatient prescription errors in all outpatient populations including rural women children elderly low income and the chronically ill

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None