Status:
COMPLETED
Outpatient Prescription Errors: Detection, Analysis, and Impact on Safety
Lead Sponsor:
University of Vermont
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care
Conditions:
Medication Errors
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to better understand outpatient prescribing errors through clinic and pharmacy-based error reporting systems.
Detailed Description
Medication errors cause substantial morbidity and mortality in the United States. However, relatively little is known about medication errors in the outpatient setting. The broad goal of this proposal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Employed in a physician's office or community pharmacy
Exclusion
- Not employed in a physician's office or community pharmacy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00256568
Start Date
September 1 2003
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
December 15 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University of Vermont, Division of General Internal Medicine
Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401