Incident Log
Date of incident: 17/01/2018
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: N/A
Patient sex: male
Brief summary of incident: Incomplete recording of expiry dates of the products asked for in the wholesale.
Name of medication: Ventolin 2.5mg nebules; Atrovent UDVs 500mcg/
Level of harm that could have occurred: 2
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
If the recording of expiry dates did not occur sufficiently, this may cause a problem for the use of the dispensed products within the GP practice.
Possible cause/contributory factors: Not completing dispensing form accurately.
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
Ensure that all sections of the dispensing form are completed.
Best description of this error/near miss:
Incomplete recording of Atrovent and Ventolin expiry dates.
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: N/A
Patient sex: male
Brief summary of incident: Incomplete recording of expiry dates of the products asked for in the wholesale.
Name of medication: Ventolin 2.5mg nebules; Atrovent UDVs 500mcg/
Level of harm that could have occurred: 2
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
If the recording of expiry dates did not occur sufficiently, this may cause a problem for the use of the dispensed products within the GP practice.
Possible cause/contributory factors: Not completing dispensing form accurately.
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
Ensure that all sections of the dispensing form are completed.
Best description of this error/near miss:
Incomplete recording of Atrovent and Ventolin expiry dates.