"Medication without harm" webinar held.

LAHORE -- A webinar "Medication without harm" held here on Tuesday with Chief Executive Officer Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) Dr. Muhammad Saqib Aziz in the chair.

Senior officials of the Commission and health experts attended the event. CEO Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital Dr Faisal Sultan, Director Pharmacy Division Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), Dr Noor Muhammad Shah and Counselor College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) Prof Dr. Muhammad Tayyab gave details presentations regarding their respective areas.

Health experts asked the medics to strictly follow standardised medical and clinical protocols for prescribing medicines and treating patients, and in case of any negligence, authorities concerned must conduct thoroughly analysis of the matters to take corrective actions and prevent future occurrences.

In his opening remarks, Dr Saqib Aziz said the objective would be to empower healthcare professionals, patients, and health information professionals to support the elimination of preventable harm due to medication errors and achieve the highest quality in health care.

He also explained the various manifestations of medication errors and highlighted the four domains for medication safety that include the public and patients, professionals, medicines and the systems. He observed that...

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