Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay

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Rotela de Grau, Virginia; Marin, Gustavo Horacio; Morinigo, Macarena; Samaniego, Lourdes; Marin, Lupe; Maidana, Gladys; Lugo, Gladys Beatriz
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2020
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The aim of the present research, performed in theNational University of Asuncion, is to determine the prevalence ofMedication Errors in prescription orders at the Private Health SectorPharmacy in Paraguay. Methods: This is a retrospectiveobservational study, whose main variable was the error inprescriptions, and its secondary variables were the number ofpatients reached by the errors and the type of error detected. Asimple random sampling technique was used to obtain 670 casesamong the universe of prescriptions made during the study period.Prescription errors were grouped according to the type of errorsfound. Results: 56.2% of the prescriptions received at the Pharmacysector have between 1 to 5 errors, and only in 43.8% of the cases, theprescriptions were complete. The most prevalent error was theomission of the patient's name, representing 51.58% of the totalerrors. The second most frequent type of error was the omission ofthe date of the prescription (20.18%), followed by errors in thepharmaceutical form (either by omission or by error) with 8.42%.Other types of errors represent percentages less than 8%. Theprevalence of prescription of medications by their generic namereached only 0.14 of the total prescriptions evaluated. Conclusion:In-depth training of prescribers of the Private Health Sector inParaguay is necessary. Encouraging the development of technicalskills in conjunction with active pharmaceutical care could improvethe quality of the prescription and reduce the amount of medicalerrors in the Paraguayan private health sector.
Fil: Rotela de Grau, Virginia. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Marin, Gustavo Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Departamento de Articulación de Ciencias Básicas y Clínicas; Argentina
Fil: Morinigo, Macarena. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Samaniego, Lourdes. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Marin, Lupe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Maidana, Gladys. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Lugo, Gladys Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
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Prescription
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Drugs
Private Practice
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spelling Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, ParaguayRotela de Grau, VirginiaMarin, Gustavo HoracioMorinigo, MacarenaSamaniego, LourdesMarin, LupeMaidana, GladysLugo, Gladys BeatrizPrescriptionErrorsDrugsPrivate Practicehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3The aim of the present research, performed in theNational University of Asuncion, is to determine the prevalence ofMedication Errors in prescription orders at the Private Health SectorPharmacy in Paraguay. Methods: This is a retrospectiveobservational study, whose main variable was the error inprescriptions, and its secondary variables were the number ofpatients reached by the errors and the type of error detected. Asimple random sampling technique was used to obtain 670 casesamong the universe of prescriptions made during the study period.Prescription errors were grouped according to the type of errorsfound. Results: 56.2% of the prescriptions received at the Pharmacysector have between 1 to 5 errors, and only in 43.8% of the cases, theprescriptions were complete. The most prevalent error was theomission of the patient's name, representing 51.58% of the totalerrors. The second most frequent type of error was the omission ofthe date of the prescription (20.18%), followed by errors in thepharmaceutical form (either by omission or by error) with 8.42%.Other types of errors represent percentages less than 8%. Theprevalence of prescription of medications by their generic namereached only 0.14 of the total prescriptions evaluated. Conclusion:In-depth training of prescribers of the Private Health Sector inParaguay is necessary. Encouraging the development of technicalskills in conjunction with active pharmaceutical care could improvethe quality of the prescription and reduce the amount of medicalerrors in the Paraguayan private health sector.Fil: Rotela de Grau, Virginia. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayFil: Marin, Gustavo Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Departamento de Articulación de Ciencias Básicas y Clínicas; ArgentinaFil: Morinigo, Macarena. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayFil: Samaniego, Lourdes. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayFil: Marin, Lupe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Maidana, Gladys. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayFil: Lugo, Gladys Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; ParaguayInternational Society of Research Science2020-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/139146Rotela de Grau, Virginia; Marin, Gustavo Horacio; Morinigo, Macarena; Samaniego, Lourdes; Marin, Lupe; et al.; Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay; International Society of Research Science; International Research Journal of Advanced Engineering and Science; 5; 4; 9-2020; 6-102455-9024CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://digital.cic.gba.gob.ar/handle/11746/10834info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T15:00:24Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/139146instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 15:00:24.781CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
title Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
spellingShingle Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
Rotela de Grau, Virginia
Prescription
Errors
Drugs
Private Practice
title_short Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
title_full Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
title_fullStr Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
title_sort Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rotela de Grau, Virginia
Marin, Gustavo Horacio
Morinigo, Macarena
Samaniego, Lourdes
Marin, Lupe
Maidana, Gladys
Lugo, Gladys Beatriz
author Rotela de Grau, Virginia
author_facet Rotela de Grau, Virginia
Marin, Gustavo Horacio
Morinigo, Macarena
Samaniego, Lourdes
Marin, Lupe
Maidana, Gladys
Lugo, Gladys Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Marin, Gustavo Horacio
Morinigo, Macarena
Samaniego, Lourdes
Marin, Lupe
Maidana, Gladys
Lugo, Gladys Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Prescription
Errors
Drugs
Private Practice
topic Prescription
Errors
Drugs
Private Practice
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The aim of the present research, performed in theNational University of Asuncion, is to determine the prevalence ofMedication Errors in prescription orders at the Private Health SectorPharmacy in Paraguay. Methods: This is a retrospectiveobservational study, whose main variable was the error inprescriptions, and its secondary variables were the number ofpatients reached by the errors and the type of error detected. Asimple random sampling technique was used to obtain 670 casesamong the universe of prescriptions made during the study period.Prescription errors were grouped according to the type of errorsfound. Results: 56.2% of the prescriptions received at the Pharmacysector have between 1 to 5 errors, and only in 43.8% of the cases, theprescriptions were complete. The most prevalent error was theomission of the patient's name, representing 51.58% of the totalerrors. The second most frequent type of error was the omission ofthe date of the prescription (20.18%), followed by errors in thepharmaceutical form (either by omission or by error) with 8.42%.Other types of errors represent percentages less than 8%. Theprevalence of prescription of medications by their generic namereached only 0.14 of the total prescriptions evaluated. Conclusion:In-depth training of prescribers of the Private Health Sector inParaguay is necessary. Encouraging the development of technicalskills in conjunction with active pharmaceutical care could improvethe quality of the prescription and reduce the amount of medicalerrors in the Paraguayan private health sector.
Fil: Rotela de Grau, Virginia. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Marin, Gustavo Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Departamento de Articulación de Ciencias Básicas y Clínicas; Argentina
Fil: Morinigo, Macarena. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Samaniego, Lourdes. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Marin, Lupe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Maidana, Gladys. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Lugo, Gladys Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
description The aim of the present research, performed in theNational University of Asuncion, is to determine the prevalence ofMedication Errors in prescription orders at the Private Health SectorPharmacy in Paraguay. Methods: This is a retrospectiveobservational study, whose main variable was the error inprescriptions, and its secondary variables were the number ofpatients reached by the errors and the type of error detected. Asimple random sampling technique was used to obtain 670 casesamong the universe of prescriptions made during the study period.Prescription errors were grouped according to the type of errorsfound. Results: 56.2% of the prescriptions received at the Pharmacysector have between 1 to 5 errors, and only in 43.8% of the cases, theprescriptions were complete. The most prevalent error was theomission of the patient's name, representing 51.58% of the totalerrors. The second most frequent type of error was the omission ofthe date of the prescription (20.18%), followed by errors in thepharmaceutical form (either by omission or by error) with 8.42%.Other types of errors represent percentages less than 8%. Theprevalence of prescription of medications by their generic namereached only 0.14 of the total prescriptions evaluated. Conclusion:In-depth training of prescribers of the Private Health Sector inParaguay is necessary. Encouraging the development of technicalskills in conjunction with active pharmaceutical care could improvethe quality of the prescription and reduce the amount of medicalerrors in the Paraguayan private health sector.
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Rotela de Grau, Virginia; Marin, Gustavo Horacio; Morinigo, Macarena; Samaniego, Lourdes; Marin, Lupe; et al.; Evaluation of medication errors detected in private health sector prescriptions in Asuncion, Paraguay; International Society of Research Science; International Research Journal of Advanced Engineering and Science; 5; 4; 9-2020; 6-10
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