Medication Safety Interventions

The automated medication system reduced dispensing errors by 35% at six months and 48% at one year. The automated medication system increased clinical interventions and reduced dispensing errors over time. The French benzodiazepine programme reduced mean daily benzodiazepine dose from 42 mg diazepam equivalent in 2000 to 30 mg in 2004. Only five intervention studies were identified, representing a small part of the evidence base. The review concludes that multidisciplinary and pharmacist-led interventions are promising but under-tested. Most tested interventions used multidisciplinary teams, and three were pharmacist-led.