Investigation and Analysis on Drugs with Similar Outer Package in Our Outpatient Pharmacy / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE: To provide reference for the reduction of dispensing error rate and the hidden dispensing danger in outpatient pharmacy.METHODS: The drugs with similar outer package in the outpatient pharmacy of a hospital in 2007 were investigated and knew the hidden drug dispensing danger caused by similar outer package by the staff mambers in the outpatient pharmacy.RESULTS: A total of 7 pairs of drugs were found to be of similar outer package in pattern,color or the size of package etc,which resulted in hidden dispensing errors in 39 cases.CONCLUSIONS: Great importance should be attached to the drugs with similar outer packages and countermeasures should be taken to avoid the hidden dispensing errors induced by it.