During final verification, a pharmacist identifies that a prescription written for ampicillin was entered as amoxicillin. The pharmacist corrects the error and the patient receives the prescribed ampicillin. This situation may be reported as a(n):
Anear missis an error that iscaught and corrected before it reaches the patient, preventing harm. In this case, the pharmacistidentified that ampicillin was incorrectly entered as amoxicillinandcorrected the error before dispensing, meaning the patient never received the wrong medication.
B. Dispensing error→ Incorrect; adispensing erroroccursonly if the incorrect drug is given to the patient. Since the error was caught before dispensing, it is classified as anear miss.
C. Adverse event→ Incorrect; anadverse eventis aharmful effectexperienced by the patient, which did not happen here.
D. Unauthorized drug→ Incorrect; anunauthorized drugrefers to a drugdispensed without a valid prescription, which is not the case here.
Other Answer Choices Explained:References:
ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices) Medication Safety Guidelines
FDA Medication Error Reporting and Prevention Guidelines
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