• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  This monograph categorizes pharmacy practice errors that lead to liability.  The monograph discusses personnel matters, work environment, and systems problems as factors in pharmacist liability.  Wrong drug errors, wrong strength or dose, improper labeling, wrong route of administration, and wrong patient are reviewed as causes of liability in pharmacy malpractice cases.  Steps that can be taken to reduce these errors, and to reduce liability, are discussed.

   

  This monograph is provided for educational purposes only. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be used as legal advice. For legal advice, a licensed attorney should be consulted.

  Handouts

  • Homestudy PDF :   18167H03.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Identify elements of an effective system that improves pharmacy quality and reduces pharmacist liability

  Recognize circumstances that can lead to order processing error and liability in pharmacy

  Classify pharmacy errors as the cause of malpractice liability

  Pharmacy Technician

  Recognize how failures in order processing can lead to malpractice liability

  Identify the ways in which pharmacy errors can lead to legal liability

  Identify common elements of the traditional lawsuits against pharmacists for malpractice

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-668728

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-18-167-H03-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-18-167-H03-T
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  David  Brushwood, JD, RPh Senior Lecturer, University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy

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