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Description
Determination of the type of medication or other substance event.
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Pharmacies participating in PSRP are committed to reporting—only in situations where a patient receives or has control of the medication:
The system uses an algorithm to determine the appropriate medication or other substance event type. The algorithm was developed in consultation with practicing pharmacists and is comprised of a series of questions. Some questions may appear more than once in the online form if the participant indicates that more than one medication or substance is involved in the event. To apply a single event type to each adverse event report, the algorithm organizes event types in a hierarchy. This hierarchy helps to reduce the time needed to complete a report by limiting the number of questions. |
On-Screen Instructions
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance (at normal dosage during normal use) for which an adverse reaction occurred that was not ordered for him or her, or was intended for another patient.
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Medications intended for another patient; medication or other substance that was not ordered for patient
Excludes
Wrong graft tissue (submit as a “Surgical or other invasive procedure” event)
due to an allergy or known contraindication.
Includes
Anticholinergic reaction syndrome as a result of medication administration
Severe hypotensive event as a result of medication administration
Other reactions that cannot be classified as an allergic reaction
Excludes
Unanticipated allergic reactions (see Allergic reaction)
Documented allergies or sensitivities (see Medication or other substance contraindicated (includes documented allergies and sensitivities))
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance for which an unanticipated allergic reaction occurred either in the facility or at home and reported to facility.
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An inappropriate immune response, such as a rash or hives, as a result of medication administration
Anaphylaxis as a result of medication administration
Excludes
Allergic reactions due to documented allergies (see Medication or substance contraindicated (includes documented allergies and sensitivities))
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Brand substitution
Patient death or serious injury associated with a brand substitution.
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Generic substitutions (see Generic substitution)
Contaminated medications (see Other medication or substance event)
Event-Type Specific Questions
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Patient death or serious injury associated with an unanticipated drug interaction.
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Ordered medications interacting with recreational drugs
Excludes
Drug interactions due to contraindications (see Medication or substance contraindicated (includes documented allergies and sensitivities))
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance through the incorrect route of administration.
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Injection of medication or substance given instead of medication or substance being used for irrigation
Giving IM dose titrated through IV
Suspension medication given through PICC instead of PEG
Giving a suppository instead of tablet
Giving a patch instead of an IV
whose expiration date has passed.
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Giving medications or other substances whose expiration date has passed
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Patient death or serious injury associated with a generic substitution
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Brand substitutions (see Brand substitution)
Contaminated medications (see Other medication or substance event)
Event-Type Specific Questions
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Patient death or serious injury associated with patient receiving incorrect directions for taking or applying medications.
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Directions that correspond to the written prescription if the directions are incorrect
Medications taken according to incorrect directions (i.e. directions to cut extended release tablet, or swallow chewable tablet)
Excludes
Directions that were accurate, but misunderstood or forgotten by patient (see Medication taken incorrectly)
Event-Type Specific Questions
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance in the incorrect dosage form.
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Sustained release instead of immediate release; giving
Giving tablet instead of liquid form
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance in the incorrect strength/concentration.
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Concentrations that are too high or too low
Patient is given an “unmixed” antibiotic that was supposed to mixed with another substance
Patches applied that are the wrong concentration (e.g., Fentanyl patch 25mgm instead of 50mgm)
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance in the incorrect dose (i.e., too much or too little).
Includes
Giving too much or too little of a medication or other substance at once
Overdose
Underdose
Extra dose
An error in compounding, mixing, etc. may result in incorrect dose
Excludes
Omitted medication (submit as “see Medication or substance omitted”)
Incorrectly discontinued medication (submit as “Medication or substance discontinued”)
IV medications given at an incorrect rate (submit as “Incorrect rate”)
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance whose expiration date has passedthat was not ordered for them, or was intended for another patient.
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Giving medications or other substances whose expiration date has passed
Using expired bone matrix admixture in a procedure
Medication or other substance that was not ordered for patient
An error in compounding, mixing, etc. may result in giving an incorrect medication or substance
Excludes
Medications intended for another patient (see Incorrect patient)
Medication not appropriate to the patient’s clinical situation (e.g., giving a patient with a drug resistant infection a drug in the family to which the infection is resistant) (see Medication or other substance contraindicated (includes documented allergies and sensitivities))
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or incomplete labeling
Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance with incorrect or incomplete labeling.
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Medication hung and infused but not labeled or documented
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Incorrect patient name (see Incorrect patient)
Incorrect directions (see Incorrect directions)
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Patient death or serious injury associated with medication being given to the wrong patient.
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Prescription, over-the-counter, compounded preparations
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance in the incorrect quantity, amount or size
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100 tablets dispensed instead of 10
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance through the incorrect route of administration.
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Giving a suppository instead of tablet
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance in the incorrect strength or concentration.
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Concentrations that are too high or too low
Patient is given an “unmixed” antibiotic that was supposed to mixed with another substance
Patches applied that are the wrong concentration (e.g., Fentanyl patch 25mgm instead of 50mgm)
An error in compounding, mixing, etc. may result in incorrect strength or concentration
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance they should not have been given for a known, documented reason.
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Patient given a medication or other substance, or a prescription for a medication or other substance, they should not have been given for a documented reason regardless of result
Drug-drug contraindication
Drug-food contraindication
Drug-disease contraindication
Drug-clinical condition contraindication
Drug procedure contraindication
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Patient death or serious injury associated with not being given a medication or other substance that they should have received.
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Prescribed medication not given for any reason, including incomplete medication reconciliation at intake or discharge and failure to process/enter medication reconciliation formGiving epidural medication through a disconnected line; ordering a medication late that is not administered to the patient
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Medications that have been incorrectly discontinued (submit as “see Medication or substance discontinued”)
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance for which an unanticipated allergic reaction occurred either in the facility or at home and reported to facility post-discharge.
Includes
An inappropriate immune response, such as a rash or hives, as a result of medication administration
Anaphylaxis as a result of medication administration
Excludes
Allergic reactions due to documented allergies (choose “Medication or substance contraindicated”being incorrectly taken by the patient
Includes
Incorrect patient/family action (e.g., self-administration error)
Directions that were accurate, but misunderstood or forgotten by patient
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Medications taken according to incorrect directions (see Incorrect directions)
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance (at normal dosage during normal use) for which an adverse reaction occurred that was not due to an allergy or known contraindication.
Includes
Anticholinergic reaction syndrome as a result of medication administration
Severe hypotensive event as a result of medication administration
Metabolic reactions
Other reactions that cannot be classified as an allergic reaction
Excludes
Unanticipated allergic reactions (submit as “Allergic reaction”)
Documented allergies or sensitivities (submit as “Medication or other substance contraindicated”)
Oversedation (submit as “Oversedation”)
Patient death or serious injury associated with an unanticipated drug interaction.
Includes
Ordered medications in hospital interacting with recreational drugs
Excludes
Drug interactions due to contraindications
Patient death or serious injury associated with one or more medications that result in a level of sedation greater than the desired therapeutic level of sedation.
Includes
Oversedation associated with medications after the patient has left the PACU
Excludes
Oversedation associated with anesthesia during the operative period and prior to discharge from the PACU (submit as “Anesthesia”)
Incorrect directions
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Patient counseling omitted
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Incorrect quantity, amount or size
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Medication taken incorrectly
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Generic substitution
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Brand substitution
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not providing counseling during a patient encounter.
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Failure to warn of serious side effects requiring immediate notification of a health care professional
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Patient death or serious injury associated with being given a medication or other substance not otherwise included in the above categories.
Includes
Placing epidural needle in subarachnoid space instead of epidural space
Patient non-compliant with medication discontinuation instructions prior to surgery
Incorrect Incorrect hard copy of prescription sent home with patientTranscription error on discharge medication schedule
Incorrect preparation, including inappropriate cutting of tablets, error in compounding, mixing, etc.
Incorrect patient/family action (e.g. self-administration error)
Excludes
Invasive incorrect site medication administration (submit as “Surgical or other invasive procedure event (wrong site)”)
Guide for Use
Contaminated medications
Hypoglycemia is considered a harm resulting from a medication event
How do I classify my medication-related adverse event?
Adverse events involving medication have several possible classifications. If the patient has a known, documented allergy or sensitivity, the event is Medication or substance contraindicated. If the patient has an allergic reaction but no known, documented allergy or sensitivity, the event is an Allergic reaction due to unknown allergy. If the patient has a reaction other than an allergic reaction and no known, documented allergy or sensitivity, the event is an Adverse reaction not due to allergy or known contraindication. Please note: Medication or substance contraindicated can also refer to clinical contraindications (e.g., pregnancy is a contraindication for the administration of tetracycline).
Example A) Patient with known penicillin allergy given dicloxacillin suffers no reaction
Medication or substance contraindicated
Example B) Patient with no known allergies given a medication and suffers hives and mild throat swelling
Allergic reaction due to unknown allergy
Adverse reaction not due to allergy or known contraindication
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Guide for Use
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History
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Field Name | med_event |