How RCA and FMEA Help Pharmacies Strengthen Safety Systems Medication safety in pharmacy practice is not only about preventing errors. It is also about learning from what happens and proactively strengthening systems before problems occur. Across Canada, pharmacy Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) programs encourage pharmacies to analyze risks and improve systems. In British Columbia, the […]
Why Inactivating Discontinued Medications Prevents Practice Incidents in Community Pharmacy In every Canadian community pharmacy, patient profiles are the backbone of safe medication management. Yet one small oversight continues to contribute to preventable practice incidents: failing to inactivate discontinued medications in the pharmacy software system. Across Canada, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) programs such as Alberta’s […]
Terms to Avoid When Documenting a Practice Incident in Pharmacy How a practice incident is documented matters just as much as what is documented. Across Canada, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) programs, such as CQI+ in Alberta, CIRCL in British Columbia, AIMS in Ontario, and similar frameworks in other provinces, emphasize learning, system improvement, and patient […]
