[Series] Chemotherapy medication errors

Although chemotherapy is a well established treatment modality, chemotherapy errors represent a potentially serious risk of patient harm. We reviewed published research from 1980 to 2017 to understand the extent and nature of medication errors in cancer chemotherapy, and to identify effective interventions to help prevent mistakes. Chemotherapy errors occur at a rate of about one to four per 1000 orders, affect at least 1 –3% of adult and paediatric oncology patients, and occur at all stages of the medication use process.

Source: The Lancet Oncology - March 29, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Saul N Weingart, Lulu Zhang, Megan Sweeney, Michael Hassett Tags: Series Source Type: research