Learning Together Matters: Interprofessional Education to Avoid Medication Errors

Frincy Francis, Sheeba Elizabeth Johnsunderraj, Harshita Prabhakaran, Arcalyd Rose Ramos Cayaban, Raya Abdullah Al Zahli

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Dear Editor, Medication error occurs while committing mistakes in the steps from prescribing the medications to administering it, resulting in an adverse drug event.[1] Is the physician, the pharmacist, or the nurse being solely liable? No, it is an entire process involving the clinician who prescribes it, the pharmacist who delivers it, and the nurse who administers it. It is time to emphasize the importance of having a multiprofessional approach by embedding Interprofessional Education (IPE) models in the respective curriculums.[2]…………….



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