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Journal : Formosa Journal of Science and Technology (FJST)

Assessment and Analysis of Medication Errors in the Outpatient Pharmacies of a Private Hospital in Batam Fifin Oktaviani; Heldi Candra
Formosa Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 3 No. 8 (2024): August 2024
Publisher : PT FORMOSA CENDEKIA GLOBAL

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55927/fjst.v3i8.10599

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Medication errors are defined as any preventable event that may cause or result in inappropriate medication use or patient harm when the medication is under the control of a healthcare professional, patient or consumer. Medication errors occur when weak medication systems and/or human factors such as fatigue, poor environmental conditions or understaffing affect prescribing, transcription, dispensing, administration and monitoring practices, which can then result in serious harm, disability and even death. The purpose of this study was to evaluate medication errors in outpatients at a private hospital in Batam City. This study is a cross-sectional study with a retrospective data collection technique from outpatient prescription data in January - March 2022 at a private hospital in Batam City. The sample calculation used the Slovin method with 225 samples. The results of the study stated that the incidence of medication errors at the prescribing stage was 58 (37.7%) unreadable prescriptions, 20 (13%) incorrect doses and 5 (3.2%) inappropriate indications, at the transcription stage there were 11 (7.1%) unexpected drug reaction errors, 34 (22%) errors due to drug interactions, at the dispensing stage there were 22 (14.3%) errors in prescribing dosage forms, 2 (1.3%) due to incorrect manufacturing and preparation and 1 (0.6%) due to incorrect administration of damaged drugs. At the administration stage there were 1 (0.6%) errors due to negligence in giving drugs to patients.
Application of ATC/DDD Methodology to Evaluate of Antibiotic Use in a Trauma Centre General Hospital in Batam Oktaviani, Fifin; Hamid, Hazrina Binti
Formosa Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 3 No. 12 (2024): December 2024
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55927/fjst.v3i12.12479

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Wise use of antibiotics will prevent bacterial growth and reduce prolonged hospitalization. Actions to reduce the impact of antibiotic resistance can be carried out by evaluating antibiotics in terms of quantity and quality, quantitative evaluation using the (DDD) Defined Daily Dose method. The purpose of this study was to determine the general profile of antibiotic use quantitatively in hospitalized patients at a Riau Islands General Hospital in the trauma center ward. This study is observational non-experimental, data was taken retrospectively, from July to September 2023. Data analysis of this study used the quantitative method (ATC) Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification / (DDD) Defined Daily Dose with a sample size of 138 patient medical records that met the inclusion criteria. Based on the results of the study that has been carried out, there are 17 types of antibiotics with a total value of 46,876 DDD / 100 patient days. The three largest antibiotics were ceftriaxone 21,126 DDD/100 patient days, metronidazole 6,790 DDD/100 patient days, and levofloxacin 3,426 DDD/100 patient days. The most common route of administration was intravenous.