Common medical mistakes .. If you are a victim, here is what you should do!

"Aldrehm" highlighted causes and means of prevention

Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Durahem, Director of the Drug Error Department at the SFDA, said that medication errors were events that could lead to inappropriate use of the drug or harm the patient, despite the possibility of reducing or misusing the drug. prevent.

"These errors may be related to professional practice, such as a description or exchange error, or to the same pharmaceutical product, for example, the form, designation or misinformation of packaging", he said. -he declares.

"Examples of medication errors include taking many different drugs at the same time, especially in patients with chronic diseases, and so may have a conflict of drugs," he said. Describe the medication administered by the patient who has performed well with him or other family members or friends. "

"It is also wrong that some people sometimes choose to keep the medicine in small bags so he can take the medicine in case of an emergency, of course without considering the conditions for keeping a quality drug. , nor check the validity of the drug, and sometimes resort to certain patients to remove the outer shell All basic information and the preservation of the entire tape or after its cutting can lead to errors. "

Al-Drehem explained that medication errors and similar drug names were often the cause of medication errors. Many preparations have similar names and may increase the rate of error as well as the presence of unclear symbols in the prescription.

"There is a third reason for poor communication between health care providers, which can lead to medication errors, as well as poor communication between caregivers and patients," he said. declared. The patient should therefore ask the doctor and pharmacist all the information necessary to use the medicine safely.

"When you start taking a new medicine, you must make sure you know the name of the medicine that your doctor has given you, especially its scientific name, in order to avoid using the same medicine but under a different business name. "

He stressed the need to read the drug labels and the internal newsletter, to determine how to use the drug, noting that we need to know the effect of the drug and possible side damages.

"Does the medication interfere with other medications you have?" We should inform the doctor or pharmacist of all the medicines we take until the appropriate medication is given to us, emphasizing the importance of keeping the medicine and not storing it under inappropriate conditions. reducing its effectiveness or safety.

"In case of drug error, several methods can be reported to the National Vigilance Center at the following e-mail address: [email protected], or by filling in the electronic declaration forms available on the alert system at the following link: https: //ade.sfda.gov.sa, or by contacting the SFDA Unified Call Center (19999).