Pre-Clinical Training Program for Third Year Students Focusing on Preventing Dispensing Errors in Clinical Pharmacy Practice

Abstract

In our pre-clinical training program,students acquire expertise in reviewing prescriptions and measurement of powder and liquid form drugs in four stages with the objective of preventing dispensing errors.Through experiencing the preparation of drugs,students learned how to prevent potential errors in their clinical training.The effectiveness of the pre-clinical training program was determined through an evaluation by students and having them think about the causes of errors in drug preparation and measures to prevent them in groups.
Our findings showed that the program achieved a significant improvement in risk management awareness.Further,the pre-clinical training increased the motivation of many students and after completing it,some of them said,“It was beneficial to learn the risks in drug preparation prior to practical training”and others,“I want to start working as a pharmacist as soon as possible”.These findings showed that a pre-clinical training program focusing on risk management was effective in helping students to learn about the knowledge and skills required of the pharmacist and increased their motivation prior to taking clinical training.