Putting All the Pieces Together: Medication Safety in Pharmacy

Medication errors are preventable events that can happen in clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, and patient’s homes. Patients and healthcare providers can work together to help avoid errors from occurring and should report all events to prevent future systematic mistakes from happening again. This course will introduce pharmacy technicians to the role of regulation, culture, systems, and technology in maintaining patient safety. Attendees will learn how to prevent, detect, and report medication error events.