[Patient safety during the dispensing service in community pharmacies in the event of a prescribing error. A case report].

A 63-year-old patient, diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, with myocardial infarction background who takes 9 different medications. She goes to the Community Pharmacy (CP) to pick up the prescribed treatment from the Emergency Department to treat a diagnosed conjunctivitis.During the Dispensing Service, a potential Drug-Related Problem (DRP) of prescription error is detected, which could be related with a Negative Outcomes Related to Medicines (NOM) when prescribing ear drops for ophthalmic use, compromising patient safety .

[Regarding a case: pharmaceutical indication service in a patient with edema and varicose veins].

A 69-year-old male patient comes to the Community Pharmacy requesting a cream to help him improve the swelling he has in his legs. For the evaluation of this clinical case, we follow the scheme proposed by the FC Pharmaceutical Care Forum (AF-FC Forum). It is suspected that it is an Insufficiently Treated Health Problem, giving place to a Negative Result associated with Medication (RNM).

[Strategy to optimize patient safety in the community pharmacy dispensing service. Proposed checklists].

Dispensing is the most requested and important service within the tasks performed by the pharmacist, in his day-to-day work, in the community pharmacy. The aim of dispensing is to guarantee the patient's access to the medicine in an adequate and controlled manner. During that process, the community pharmacist has the obligation, as a healthcare professional, to actively participate in a committed manner in the detection of possible medication or medication-related errors.