Self-medication errors in community pharmacies
National High-Risk OTC medicines contributed to more than half of incidents when customers selected medicines but posed a low risk when pharmacists selected medicines. Pharmacists' medication counseling was the most important protective factor in preventing self-medication errors from reaching customers.
Authors
- Anna Häyrinen
- Anna-Riia Holmström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3908-5430)
- Piia Siitonen
- Niina Alastalo
- Katri Hämeen-Anttila
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2026.02.008
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00