Potential Harm in Treatment Failure; Case Study in RSUD Haji Makassar

Abstract

In the process of treatment and treatment, the occurrence of medication error is a mistake that can lead to treatment failure and has potential harm to the patient. Medication errors include prescribing errors, dispensing errors, and administration errors. The medication error in the Pharmacy Installation of Haji Hospital in the case of medication errors is a problem in the service and does not meet the Minimum Service Standards in the Hospital. This study aims to get an overview of the incidence of medication errors in Haji Hospital in 2017. The research method used in this study is a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach. Determination of informants using purposive sampling method and obtained by informants as many as ten people. Data collection in the form of in-depth interviews, document review, and observation. The results of the study showed that prescribing errors that occurred in Haji Hospital include doctors who wrote incorrect prescriptions, exchanged prescriptions, doctor's writings were not clear, and recipes were incomplete. Dispensing errors include misreading the recipe, wrong patient, incorrect etiquette, and incomplete medication. Administration errors include not on time, improper way of taking medication, improper patient, and improper medication. The conclusion of the study that medication errors include prescribing errors, dispensing errors, and administration has occurred in Haji Hospital.