"Medication Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.
| Descriptor ID |
D008508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529 N02.421.450.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Errors- Medication Errors
- Errors, Medication
- Error, Medication
- Medication Error
Drug Use Error- Drug Use Error
- Drug Use Errors
- Error, Drug Use
- Errors, Drug Use
- Use Error, Drug
- Use Errors, Drug
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medication Errors".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medication Errors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Foster CC, Walsh P, High M, Barrera L, Coleman CL, Storey MM, Montgomery N, Harris DS, Valdez D, Haywood C, Lagu T, Walsh KE, Khan A, Werner NE. Patient Safety Events Among Children Receiving Home Health Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 05 01; 9(5):e2610321.
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Armistead LT, Giuliano KK, Degnan DD, Eckel SF. Evaluating IV smart pump infusions and alarms in health systems across the United States. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2026 Feb 10; 83(4):165-175.
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Vital CJ, Schroers G, Fortnam K, Eckel SF, Degnan D, Armistead LT, Giuliano KK. Evaluation of Interruptions During IV Smart Pump Medication Administration in Intensive Care Units. J Patient Saf. 2026 Mar 01; 22(2):115-120.
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Giuliano KK, McDaniel P, Baker D. Optimizing Patient Safety: Intravenous Smart Pump Usability in Acute and Critical Care. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2025 09 15; 36(3):230-239.
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Blake JWC, Meade K, Giuliano KK. Intravenous Smart Pumps: A Review of the Safety Implications for the Most Ubiquitous Technology in US Acute Care. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2025 Jun; 37(2):255-275.
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Miotto MB, Balchan B, Combe L. Safe Administration of Medication in School: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2024 Jun 01; 153(6).
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Giuliano KK, Mahuren RS, Balyeat J. Data-based program management of system-wide IV smart pump integration. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2024 01 01; 81(1):e30-e36.
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Kapoor A, Patel P, Mbusa D, Pham T, Cicirale C, Tran W, Beavers C, Javed S, Wagner J, Swain D, Crawford S, Darling C, ItoFuKunaga M, McManus D, Mazor K, Gurwitz J. Multicomponent Pharmacist Intervention Did Not Reduce Clinically Important Medication Errors for Ambulatory Patients Initiating Direct Oral Anticoagulants. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 12; 38(16):3526-3534.
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Giuliano KK, Blake JWC, Bittner NP, Gamez V, Butterfield R. Intravenous Smart Pumps at the Point of Care: A Descriptive, Observational Study. J Patient Saf. 2022 09 01; 18(6):553-558.
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Blake JWC, Fiske SM, Giuliano KK. A qualitative analysis of intravenous smart pump usability. Nurs Open. 2022 07; 9(4):2171-2178.