Medication error and adverse event detection and resolution by a pharmacist in the Emergency Department at Southampton General Hospital. Sub-study on patient views about medication

ISRCTN	ISRCTN01624723
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN01624723
Protocol serial number	N0231179782
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Funders	Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)

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Mr Mark Tomlin
Scientific

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Southampton General Hospital
Tremona Road
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Can a pharmacist detect medication errors, potential interactions and adverse drug-related events in the Emergency Department and therefore make admissions more efficient and effective?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Not Applicable: Service delivery
Intervention	Patients who are consuming more than three medications and who are being admitted will be randomised into two groups. The first group follows the current system of doctors recording medication histories. The second group will have an intensive medication review.
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	1. Detection of medications errors of prescribing, administration or supply 2. Patient side-effects, or interactions related to admission or adverse events related to medication 3. Early investigation and resolution of these events 4. Documentation of medication errors
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/09/2007

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	50
Key inclusion criteria	Patients admitted through the Emergency Department consuming three or more medications
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2004
Date of final enrolment	01/09/2007

Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
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