Discussion on Legal Issues of Drug Records / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestions for the documentation and management of drug records.METHODS:To analysis the related legal problems of relationships between drug records and medical records,medication records and patient rights,drug records' role as evidence,legal responsibility and risk,countermeasures and recommendations will be presented.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:From the legal perspective,the drug record can be used as evidence as medical record and the inappropriate documentation of medication record may lead to legal responsibility.It is important to have a good understanding of the legal meaning of drug records,improve the documentation of drug records and enhance the management of drug records.