Understanding the cognitive system model to reduce the likelihood of medication errors in the ambulatory pharmacy setting

his thesis illustrates the role of human factors in the medication use process. This process contains several stages, which include prescribing, dispensing, administering and monitoring. Within the medication use process, there are 2-4 adverse drug events per one hundred admissions take place, translating to 1.5 million injuries and 7000 deaths annually, with a...