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A medication error form is a document that is filled out when there has been a mistake with a patient's medications. This form can help to track and prevent future errors. The form should include information about the medication error, such as what happened and the steps that were taken to fix it. It can also be helpful to include information about the patient, such as their name and date of birth. Having a medication error form can help ensure that any mistakes are quickly identified and corrected.

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Question	Answer
Form Name	Medication Error Form
Form Length	2 pages
Fillable?	Yes
Fillable fields	52
Avg. time to fill out	10 min 58 sec
Other names	medication error reporting format, ocfs ldss 4433 form pdf, medication error reporting form template, ocfs ldss7005

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MEDICATION INCIDENT AND DISCREPANCY REPORT FORM

Incident Report #:

MEDICATION INCIDENT AND DISCREPANCY REPORT

1.Use for all medication incidents. Medication discrepancies can be reported at pharmacist’s discretion.

2.The pharmacist discovering the error initiates the report

3.Notify physician and pharmacy manager of all MEDICATION INCIDENTS that could affect the health or safety of a patient

PATIENT INFORMATION

Name:____________________________________

Address:__________________________________

Phone:____________________________________

Sex: _____ DOB:_________________________

Rx #:_____________________________________

PHIN_____________________________________

Error Date:	______________________________				Pharmacist initiating
	Hour	Date	Month	Year	report:	______________________
Discovery Date:	______________________________
	Hour	Date	Month	Year
Drug ordered:
(State: drug/dose/form/route/directions for use)

€Medication Incident: an erroneous medication commission or omission that has been subjected upon a patient.

€Medication Discrepancy: an erroneous medication commission or omission that has not been released for the patient.

TYPE OF INCIDENT– Patient received drug:
€	Incorrect Dose	€	Incorrect Dosage Form	€	Incorrect Drug
€	Incorrect Generic Selection	€	Incorrect Patient	€	Incorrect Strength
€	Outdated Product	€	Allergic Drug Reaction	€	Incorrect Label/Directions
€	Drug Unavailable/Omission	€	Drug-drug Interaction	€	Other ________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________

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TYPE OF INCIDENT OR DISCREPANCY – Patient did not receive drug:

€Prescribing (specify) _______________________________________________________________________

€Dispensing (specify) _______________________________________________________________________

€Documentation (specify) ____________________________________________________________________

€Other (specify) ____________________________________________________________________________

INCIDENT/DISCREPANCY DESCRIPTION

State facts as known at time of discovery. Additional details about the error by the pharmacist involved may be attached to this document.

________________________________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

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DATE:	______________________________	________________________________
	Hour Date Month Year	Signature of Pharmacist:

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CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

(To be completed by pharmacist responsible)

€	Improper patient identification	€	Misread/misinterpreted drug order (include verbal orders)
€	Incorrect transcription	€	Drug unavailable
€	Lack of patient counselling	€	Other

DATE:	______________________________	__________________
	Hour Date Month Year	Signature
NOTIFICATION – Complete the following information according to Standards of Practice.
1.	Patient notified:
		___________________________
		Hour	Date	Month	Year
2.	Physician notified: ____	______________________________
	Yes/No	Hour	Date	Month	Year

	SEVERITY
	€	None		€		No change in patient’s condition: no medical intervention
	€	Minor		€		required
	€	Major		€		Produces a temporary systemic or localized response: does
						not cause ongoing complications
				€ Requires immediate medical intervention
	OUTCOME OF INVESTIGATION

	FOLLOW-UP:
	€	Problem Identification		€		Action
	€	Lack of knowledge		€		Education provided
	€	Performance problem		€		Policy/procedure changed
	€	Administration problem		€		System changed
	€	Other		€		Individual awareness
				€		Group awareness
				€		Other

	RESOLUTION OF PROBLEM THAT RESULTED IN THE ERROR BEING MADE:

	Signature:		Date:			Signature:	Date:
	(Pharmacist filling out the form)					(Pharmacy Manager)

PHARMACY USE ONLY

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