Why Is Medication Safety Important

Medication safety mean the patient get the right medicine, right route, right dose at the right time to the right patient. Pharmacist in hospitals is often assumed to be the “guardian” in ensuring that medication error does not occur. It has been suggested that pharmacist should assume a leader ship role in implementing safe medication use efforts in their organization.
Following are tools which are associated with the safe use of medication
• Medication has both generic & trade name, use generic name in order to avoid confusion & simplify communication.
• Select an appropriate medication regime for a particular clinical condition; always look upto the individual patient factors such as allergies, co-morbidities, pregnancy.
• Take the patient