Medication errors are the most commonly reported treatment errors in the hospital sector. Every year 9% of all patients admitted to a hospital in Denmark fall victim to unintentional events or medical errors, and estimates indicate that up to 25% of all medication errors are due to confusion related either to the name of the medicine or the packaging design. According to the Danish Society for Patient Safety, one unintentional error equals seven extra days in hospital per patient.
In 2008, The Association of Hospital Pharmacies in Denmark, their purchasing company, Amgros, and e-Types, launched a new label design to give health professionals new tools to minimize medication errors. The result was an elaborate design and colour system with a specially designed and easy-to-read typeface.
The new labels are already in use in hospital dispensaries in the Danish health sector and in 2008 more than 1,290,000 medical products were produced with the new labels.
The Index:Award 2009 price is worth € 500.000 and will be presented in Copenhagen in August 2009.
Read more at:
Medilabel Safety System©
For a detailed description visit
www.medilabelsafety.com
Medilabel Safety System in the media
youtube.com
In 2008, The Association of Hospital Pharmacies in Denmark, their purchasing company, Amgros, and e-Types, launched a new label design to give health professionals new tools to minimize medication errors. The result was an elaborate design and colour system with a specially designed and easy-to-read typeface.
The new labels are already in use in hospital dispensaries in the Danish health sector and in 2008 more than 1,290,000 medical products were produced with the new labels.
The Index:Award 2009 price is worth € 500.000 and will be presented in Copenhagen in August 2009.
Read more at:
Medilabel Safety System©
For a detailed description visit
www.medilabelsafety.com
Medilabel Safety System in the media
youtube.com
