Medication errors are significant and often preventable healthcare problems. Although many medication errors may not cause harm to patients, some medications are known to carry a higher risk of harm than other medications, and errors in the administration of these medications can have catastrophic clinical outcomes. It is required that to identify certain high-risk, High Alert Medications be used within the facility and further to develop specific processes for enhancing patient safety regarding their utilization.

The Pharmacy and Medical Stores services in the Al Masarra Hospital developed this document to keep up an excellence and secure dealings of High-Alert category of medications in the institution and to maintain a high quality patient care.