[Prescription of split doses in a nursing home: Contribution of an automated dose-dispensing machine].

Objectives: The territorial pharmacy of the West of Paris carries out an automated dose dispensing for a nursing home. The machine overpacks dry oral forms in unit doses and dispenses them in named pillboxes. Tablets prescribed in fractions are currently dispensed in whole unit doses, fractioned in advance by a nurse, then administered by a caregiver.

AVK overdose in Covid-19 infected patients.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, four patients were admitted to a healthcare centre. They were treated with vitamin K antagonists (AVK). We observed a substantial increase in their International Normalised Ratio (INR).

[VKA overdose in Covid-19 infected patients].

During the Covid-19 pandemic, four patients were admitted in a healthcare center. They were treated by vitamin K antagonists (VKA). We observed a substantially increased of their International Normalized Ratio (INR) The mean age of patients was 90 (± 8).

Prescription errors with cytotoxic drugs and the inadequacy of existing classifications.

Objective: To quantify the amount of potential prescription errors for anticancer drugs in order to improve the quality of care.

Setting: The cytotoxic reconstitution unit at the Laennec Hospital in Paris, France during 6 months in the year 2000.

Method: Pharmacist carried out a systematic analysis (e.