Avoid Taking Shortcuts With Barcodes
July 2023
A slew of mishaps will put new focus on the “right way” to use barcode scanning.
In recent situations, work-arounds have led to topiramate 50 mg being loaded into a robot instead of trazodone 50 mg...an infant getting tretinoin 0.1% cream instead of triamcinolone 0.1% cream...and a patient receiving methotrexate instead of prasugrel.
Use these tips to help improve safety and prevent errors.
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