Publication: The Role Of Pharmacist In Prescribing Error Interventions In Malaysian Public Healthcare Institutions
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2025-05
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Tan, Zhi Shan Sujata
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Prescribing errors are a major cause of avoidable harm in healthcare worldwide. In malaysia, prescribing errors are prevalent in public healthcare facilities. Pharmacists play a vital role in screening and intervening in prescriptions before dispensing medications. In malaysia, the relationship between the number of pharmacists and the total number of interventions conducted on prescribing errors across different settings remains poorly understood. This study aims to understand the role of pharmacists in managing and reducing prescribing errors across different states in malaysia. Specifically, it seeks to explore the prevalence and patterns of prescribing errors, investigate the interventions made by pharmacists, and assess the examine the association between these interventions and patient safety and healthcare outcomes.. A retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed data from the ministry of health's pharmacy management form (pf form) and the pharmacy board registry between 2017 and 2019. A multivariate regression analysis was conducted to determine the association between the number of pharmacists, total prescriptions received, and the number of prescribing errors intervened. A two-way anova analysis was also performed to compare the number of pharmacist interventions for each type of prescribing error across three different settings: health clinic outpatient pharmacy, hospital outpatient pharmacy, and hospital inpatient pharmacy as well as severity levels.
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Pharmacist Prescribing Error Interventions Malaysian Public