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A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies
PURPOSE: Unclear labeling has been recognized as an important cause of look-alike medication errors. Little is known about which labeling practices are currently used in European hospitals. The aim of this article is to obtain an overview of the labeling practices for parenteral medications, in rela...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7560909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32562003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-020-02916-x |
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author | Larmené-Beld, K. H. M. Keers, R. N. Taxis, K. |
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description | PURPOSE: Unclear labeling has been recognized as an important cause of look-alike medication errors. Little is known about which labeling practices are currently used in European hospitals. The aim of this article is to obtain an overview of the labeling practices for parenteral medications, in relation to national guidelines, in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. METHODS: An online survey was conducted using the Qualtrics® software. The survey was distributed to hospital pharmacists in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. The results were downloaded from Qualtrics and exported to Microsoft Excel. Data were categorized into groups and analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: In total, 104 responses were received. The response rate was 63% (n = 48) in the Netherlands and 11% (n = 41) for Germany; for the UK, 15 responses were received. In general almost 90% of the respondents followed the National guidelines concerning labeling of pharmacy-prepared parenteral products. The use of label enhancement techniques was relatively low in all countries. On average, the use of “Tall Man” lettering was 19%, the use of color coding was 29%, and the use of a barcode on the label was 27%. CONCLUSION: Label-enhancement methods for parenteral medication in hospital pharmacies do not seem to be widely implemented and acknowledged in European hospitals, but response rates were limited for two countries. Greater standardization in conjunction with research for evidence-based enhancement techniques is needed to guide improvement in labeling practices across Europe. |
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spelling | pubmed-75609092020-10-19 A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies Larmené-Beld, K. H. M. Keers, R. N. Taxis, K. Eur J Clin Pharmacol Pharmacoepidemiology and Prescription PURPOSE: Unclear labeling has been recognized as an important cause of look-alike medication errors. Little is known about which labeling practices are currently used in European hospitals. The aim of this article is to obtain an overview of the labeling practices for parenteral medications, in relation to national guidelines, in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. METHODS: An online survey was conducted using the Qualtrics® software. The survey was distributed to hospital pharmacists in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. The results were downloaded from Qualtrics and exported to Microsoft Excel. Data were categorized into groups and analyzed descriptively. RESULTS: In total, 104 responses were received. The response rate was 63% (n = 48) in the Netherlands and 11% (n = 41) for Germany; for the UK, 15 responses were received. In general almost 90% of the respondents followed the National guidelines concerning labeling of pharmacy-prepared parenteral products. The use of label enhancement techniques was relatively low in all countries. On average, the use of “Tall Man” lettering was 19%, the use of color coding was 29%, and the use of a barcode on the label was 27%. CONCLUSION: Label-enhancement methods for parenteral medication in hospital pharmacies do not seem to be widely implemented and acknowledged in European hospitals, but response rates were limited for two countries. Greater standardization in conjunction with research for evidence-based enhancement techniques is needed to guide improvement in labeling practices across Europe. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020-06-20 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7560909/ /pubmed/32562003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-020-02916-x Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
spellingShingle | Pharmacoepidemiology and Prescription Larmené-Beld, K. H. M. Keers, R. N. Taxis, K. A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies |
title | A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies |
title_full | A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies |
title_fullStr | A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies |
title_full_unstemmed | A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies |
title_short | A survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in European hospital pharmacies |
title_sort | survey about label enhancement methods for parenteral medication in european hospital pharmacies |
topic | Pharmacoepidemiology and Prescription |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7560909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32562003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-020-02916-x |
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