Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach

Objective: To describe the identification of drugs with similar primary packaging available in a large teaching hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive study carried out using a multi-step approach. First, the small volume parenteral drugs and oral solutions available at the institution (Step I) w...

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Autores principales:	Letícia L. MACIEL, Maria D. SILVA, Mariana G. NASCIMENTO, Adriano M. REIS, Renata R. MENEZES, Aline L. ANDRADE, Cássia L. FERREIRA, Cristiane P. REZENDE, Gisele C. GOULART
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Publicado:	Sociedade Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde 2021
Materias:	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f88b47e9ea7f485fad0fe4e8233715f7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f88b47e9ea7f485fad0fe4e8233715f72021-11-28T02:43:28ZIdentifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach10.30968/rbfhss.2021.122.05492179-59242316-7750https://doaj.org/article/f88b47e9ea7f485fad0fe4e8233715f72021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.rbfhss.org.br/sbrafh/article/view/549https://doaj.org/toc/2179-5924https://doaj.org/toc/2316-7750 Objective: To describe the identification of drugs with similar primary packaging available in a large teaching hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive study carried out using a multi-step approach. First, the small volume parenteral drugs and oral solutions available at the institution (Step I) were listed. Then, from the list developed in Step I, groups of drugs with similar packaging (double, trio or foursome) were identified according to their characteristics (Step II). These groups were then visually evaluated by the pharmacy team (Step III), and later by the internal community of the institution (Step IV). Results: A total of 233 drugs in the pharmaceutical forms of interest were available at the institution (Stage I). In step II, 62 groups with similar primary packaging were identified. After evaluation by the pharmacy team, 19 groups remained (Stage III), which were then evaluated by the internal community, generating a final list of 15 groups of drugs with similar primary packaging. Among these, the pharmaceutical form of parenteral use (80%) and the amber ampoule as primary packaging (46.7%) were frequent. Conclusion: The results of the study point to the applicability and adequacy of the multistep approach to identify the presence of groups of drugs with similar primary packaging in a real-world scenario. The identification of these groups of drugs in health care institutions is the first important step to plan strategies to minimize errors involving similar packaging, thus increasing the safety of medication use in the hospital environment. Letícia L. MACIELMaria D. SILVAMariana G. NASCIMENTOAdriano M. REISRenata R. MENEZESAline L. ANDRADECássia L. FERREIRACristiane P. REZENDEGisele C. GOULARTSociedade Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de SaúdearticlePublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Pharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441Therapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENPTRevista Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2021)
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topic	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950
spellingShingle	Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Letícia L. MACIEL Maria D. SILVA Mariana G. NASCIMENTO Adriano M. REIS Renata R. MENEZES Aline L. ANDRADE Cássia L. FERREIRA Cristiane P. REZENDE Gisele C. GOULART Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
description	Objective: To describe the identification of drugs with similar primary packaging available in a large teaching hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive study carried out using a multi-step approach. First, the small volume parenteral drugs and oral solutions available at the institution (Step I) were listed. Then, from the list developed in Step I, groups of drugs with similar packaging (double, trio or foursome) were identified according to their characteristics (Step II). These groups were then visually evaluated by the pharmacy team (Step III), and later by the internal community of the institution (Step IV). Results: A total of 233 drugs in the pharmaceutical forms of interest were available at the institution (Stage I). In step II, 62 groups with similar primary packaging were identified. After evaluation by the pharmacy team, 19 groups remained (Stage III), which were then evaluated by the internal community, generating a final list of 15 groups of drugs with similar primary packaging. Among these, the pharmaceutical form of parenteral use (80%) and the amber ampoule as primary packaging (46.7%) were frequent. Conclusion: The results of the study point to the applicability and adequacy of the multistep approach to identify the presence of groups of drugs with similar primary packaging in a real-world scenario. The identification of these groups of drugs in health care institutions is the first important step to plan strategies to minimize errors involving similar packaging, thus increasing the safety of medication use in the hospital environment.
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author	Letícia L. MACIEL Maria D. SILVA Mariana G. NASCIMENTO Adriano M. REIS Renata R. MENEZES Aline L. ANDRADE Cássia L. FERREIRA Cristiane P. REZENDE Gisele C. GOULART
author_facet	Letícia L. MACIEL Maria D. SILVA Mariana G. NASCIMENTO Adriano M. REIS Renata R. MENEZES Aline L. ANDRADE Cássia L. FERREIRA Cristiane P. REZENDE Gisele C. GOULART
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title	Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
title_short	Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
title_full	Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
title_fullStr	Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
title_full_unstemmed	Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
title_sort	identifying medications with similar packages in a brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach
publisher	Sociedade Brasileira de Farmácia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f88b47e9ea7f485fad0fe4e8233715f7
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Identifying medications with similar packages in a Brazilian hospital: a multiple step approach

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