A qualitative study of causes of prescribing errors among junior medical doctors in a Nigeria in-patient setting

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 223-231

  Ajemigbitse, Adetutu A ^a   Omole, Moses K ^b   Osi Ogbu, Ogugua F ^a   Erhun, Wilson O ^c  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

In patients; medication errors; patient safety; physicians; prescriptions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ATENOLOL PLUS NIFEDIPINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CINNARIZINE; DICLOFENAC; DOMPERIDONE; ENOXAPARIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; INSULIN; LISINOPRIL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; NAPROXEN; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; OMEPRAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; RABEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE; RISPERIDONE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRAMADOL; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HABIT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NIGERIA; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890414033     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.122691     Document Type: Article

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