Side effects and prescription errors of ocular drugs

Patients presenting with acute side effects of the ocular medicines were seen in the emergency clinic as per standard protocol already in place within the department and were followed up as per standard departmental protocol if required. [2] As many patients requiring ocular medications have poor si...

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Published in:Oman journal of ophthalmology 2010-09, Vol.3 (3), p.162-163
Main Authors: Utman, Saqib Ali Khan, Specht, Astrid, Baig, Hanna Masud
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complications and side effects
Drug therapy
Drugs
Eye diseases
Health services
Letters to the Editor
Medication errors
Ophthalmic drugs
Prescribing
Prescription drugs
Preservatives
Prevention
Statistics
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Summary:Patients presenting with acute side effects of the ocular medicines were seen in the emergency clinic as per standard protocol already in place within the department and were followed up as per standard departmental protocol if required. [2] As many patients requiring ocular medications have poor sight, mishaps due to erroneous identification of the bottles [2] and small and hard to squeeze bottles impose major problem in proper ocular drug delivery.
ISSN:0974-620X
0974-7842
DOI:10.4103/0974-620X.71915