Cases Report of a Medication Error by Look-A-Like Packaging: Metoclopramide and Paracetamol Suppositories  

作　　者：Abdulsalam Nayer Alsulami Reem Fareed Aldeijy Elsharif A. Bazie Abdulsalam Nayer Alsulami;Reem Fareed Aldeijy;Elsharif A. Bazie(Pediatrics Emergency Consultant-East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;General Physician-East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia;Pediatrics Emergency Physician-Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

机构地区：[1]Pediatrics Emergency Consultant-East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [2]General Physician-East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [3]Pediatrics Emergency Physician-Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

出　　处：《Open Journal of Pediatrics》2023年第1期82-85,共4页儿科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Medication errors are Unlike adverse drug reactions (ADRs) or adverse drug events (ADEs);mistakes by healthcare personnel cause them. We reported two cases of developed symptoms of Metoclopramide over-dose. Metoclopramide was given as Paracetamol due to look-a-like packaging. In Emergency Departments, reviewing the patient’s medications to prevent look-a-like complications should be done for all patients with suspected drug toxicity.Medication errors are Unlike adverse drug reactions (ADRs) or adverse drug events (ADEs);mistakes by healthcare personnel cause them. We reported two cases of developed symptoms of Metoclopramide over-dose. Metoclopramide was given as Paracetamol due to look-a-like packaging. In Emergency Departments, reviewing the patient’s medications to prevent look-a-like complications should be done for all patients with suspected drug toxicity.

关 键 词：Look-A-Like METOCLOPRAMIDE PARACETAMOL Children Saudi Arabia 

分 类 号：R97[医药卫生—药品]