National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting

TABLE 1 National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention, Organizations Represented... 

A medication error is any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer, according to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. The council, a group of more than 25 national and international organizations, including the FDA, examines and evaluates medication errors and recommends strategies for error prevention. 

Verbal orders are oral communications between senders and receivers in person or by telephone or other similar devices. The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevenhon (NCC MERP) developed recommendations to reduce errors related to verbal orders. Table 16.4 notes the elements that should be included in a verbal order. Table 16.5 outlines NCC MERP s additional recommendations. ... 

National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. Rockville, MD U.S. Pharmacopoeia 1999. (Internet at http // www.nccmerp.org.)... 

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