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Abstract
Background: Older adults are at an increased risk for medication
errors due to increased numbers of medications needed to treat multiple
chronic conditions and this, coupled with age related changes in
pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The study aim: was to
determine the effect of medication errors on the elderly health. Subjects:
Purposive sample of 200 elderly patients who have one or more chronic
disease and take medication for a long period and all of them were
exposed to medication errors. Setting: The study was conducted at
medical outpatient clinics of Menouf public (general) hospital. Tool of
the study: An interviewing questionnaire was developed by the
researcher to assess the type of error the subjects exposed with and assess
its effect on subject’s health. It included five parts. Results: all of the
studied subjects exposed to medication errors such as wrong medication,
wrong dose, wrong time and /or frequency, drug-drug interaction, taking
nonprescribed medication and not follow the precautions. The majority
(88.5%) of the studied subjects had health problems related to medication
errors such as gastrointestinal problems, nervous problems, limbs
swelling, skin rashes, sweating and hypothermia. Conclusion: Female
and illiterate subjects were significantly had medication error than male.
The patient is responsible about almost all medication errors that were
exposed to and gastrointestinal and nervous problems were the most
health effects of medication errors. Recommendations: Audiovisual
instructions about prescribed medication should be teached to elderly
patient and their care givers to help them avoid the medications errors.
Key words: Effect- Medication error- Elderly and Health.