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Research ArticleJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Community MedicineVol. 3 | Issue 4 | 2017 | pp. 207–214Open access
Pharmacist Malpractice Over the Last Decade in the United States
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- 1 Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Roseman University Health Sciences. 11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV, 89014, USA.
- 2 Director of Clinical Education in DDS Program, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. 1011 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
- 3 Part-time Faculty, Harvard School of Dental Medicine. 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Published in Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine
Correspondence: Romesh Priyanthan Nalliah
Director of Clinical Education in DDS Program, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. 1011 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.; Part-time Faculty, Harvard School of Dental Medicine. 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
Email: romeshn@umich.edu
Copyright: © 2017 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Oct 18, 2017
- Received:
- Aug 19, 2017
- Accepted:
- Oct 11, 2017
How to cite
Rhee, D., & Nalliah, R. P. (2017). Pharmacist Malpractice Over the Last Decade in the United States. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine, 3(4), 207–214. https://doi.org/10.5530/jppcm.2017.4.61
Abstract
Background: The National Practitioner Databank is a database that lists all malpractice cases against healthcare professionals. There is no study considering the trends in pharmacy malpractice using official data from the National Practitioner Databank in recent times. Methods: In the current study, we used the National Practitioner Databank for period 2006-2015 to evaluate trends numbers of malpractice payments and adverse actions enforced against pharmacists in the United States. JMP was utilized to visualize and evaluate data. Results: During the decade of the study there were 646 malpractice payments made against pharmacists and 2015 represents the fifth consecutive year of increase in the annual number of malpractice payments against pharmacists. Contrastingly, numbers of adverse actions against pharmacists has experienced the fifth consecutive year of reduction. Hence, malpractice payments are trending upward while adverse actions against pharmacists are trending downward. Conclusion: Although the pharmacy profession implements multiple processes to protect patients from medication errors the number of malpractice payments against them continues to rise.
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| Title | Pharmacist Malpractice Over the Last Decade in the United States |
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| Authors | Diane Rhee; Romesh Priyanthan Nalliah |
| Affiliations | Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Roseman University Health Sciences. 11 Sunset Way, Henderson, NV, 89014, USA.; Director of Clinical Education in DDS Program, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. 1011 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.; Part-time Faculty, Harvard School of Dental Medicine. 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. |
| Corresponding author | romeshn@umich.edu |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 3, Issue 4 (2017) |
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