PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Alsulami, Salma L.
AU  - Sardidi, Habibah O.
AU  - Almuzaini, Raghad S.
AU  - Alsaif, Malak A.
AU  - Almuzaini, Hanin S.
AU  - Moukaddem, Afaf K.
AU  - Kharal, Mubashar S.
TI  - Knowledge, attitude and practice on medication error reporting among health practitioners in a tertiary care setting in Saudi Arabia
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2019.3.23960
DP  - 2019 Mar 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 246--251
VI  - 40
IP  - 3
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/40/3/246.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/40/3/246.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2019 Mar 01; 40
AB  - Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the reporting of medication errors among health practitioners at King Abdulaziz Medical city in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted in a convenient sample of 62 physicians and 303 nurses, between June and September 2017 at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Results: The sample consisted of 365 subjects, with a response rate of 73%. Approximately 97% had sufficient knowledge and a favorable attitude (90%) towards medication error reporting. With regard to reporting practices, some participants (21.6%) preferred to educate those who made a medication error, rather than reporting it. Approximately 44.8% had not reported medication errors during their work experience.Conclusion: Study participants demonstrated a sufficient knowledge base with regard to medication error reporting. Despite sufficient knowledge and favorable attitudes towards medication error reporting, there is still an under-reporting of medication errors when it comes to practice. We recommend the establishment of frequent medication safety courses as a prerequisite for all health care providers. We also advocate the application of error detecting alarms such as digital programs to minimize medication errors.