Impacts of Managing Medication Errors on Patient Safety

Medicines are used across the globe as means of treating various diseases. As the disease burden increases, medication use increases considerably, increasing the risk of medication errors. Medication error is a significant health concern that undermines patients’ safety and the professionalism of healthcare providers. All patients using medications are at risk of medication errors if proper interventions and measures are not implemented to ensure medications are administered to suitable patients. Electronic Health Records with at least two patient identifiers positively impact medication errors, although the full benefits have not been realized. The use of the five rights of medication administration reduces medication errors. This paper aims to discuss the impacts of medication error reduction through the effective use of the five rights of medication to patients’ safety.