- Discontinue medication immediately.
- Assess for and treat symptoms of ADR.
- Ascertain whether Pt has known allergy to medication given.
- Notify health-care provider of medication error and any ADR.
- Document error (incident report) per institutional policy.
- Avoid using such phrases as "given in error."
- State facts only on MAR (medication, dose, time, route).
- In progress notes, document that health-care provider was notified.
- If there was any ADR, include intervention and outcome.
Do not document that an incident report was filed. NEVER record "medication error" on the MAR.
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