What do systematic reviews say?

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 6640 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions to optimise prescribing for older people in care homes 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1566 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• The effects of on‐screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care 2009 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  64 studies · 276 participants
  Low

Professional interventions vs usual care

Professional interventions showed no clear difference in number of hospital admissions compared with standard/usual care (moderate certainty).

• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.24 [0.79, 1.96]
  3889 participants
  Moderate
• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.92, 1.06]
  3661 participants
  High

Professional interventions vs usual care

Professional interventions showed no clear difference in number of emergency department visits compared with standard/usual care (low certainty).

• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.71 [0.5, 1.02]
  1067 participants
  Low

Professional interventions vs usual care

Professional interventions showed no clear difference in mortality compared with standard/usual care (moderate certainty).

• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.98 [0.82, 1.17]
  3538 participants
  Moderate

Organisational interventions vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether organisational interventions changes number of hospital admissions compared with standard/usual care (very low certainty).

• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.85 [0.71, 1.03]
  6203 participants
  Very low
• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.92 [0.86, 0.99]
  152237 participants
  Low

Organisational interventions vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether organisational interventions changes number of emergency department visits compared with standard/usual care (very low certainty).

• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.75 [0.49, 1.15]
  1819 participants
  Very low

Organisational interventions vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether organisational interventions changes mortality compared with standard/usual care (very low certainty).

• Professional, structural and organisational interventions in primary care for reducing medication errors 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.94 [0.85, 1.03]
  154962 participants
  Very low

CPOE/CDSS vs control/paper‐based

It is very uncertain whether CPOE/CDSS changes ADEs ( compared with control/paper‐based (very low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.24 [0.04, 1.5]
  2 studies · 827 participants
  Very low

CPOE/CDSS vs control/paper‐based

It is very uncertain whether CPOE/CDSS changes mortality during hospitalisation ( compared with control/paper‐based (very low certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.04 [0.54, 2.01]
  1 study · 737 participants
  Very low

CPOE/CDSS vs control/paper‐based

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 737 participants
  Very low

Improved CPOE/CDSS vs standard CPOE/CDSS

Improved CPOE/CDSS probably leads to lower ADEs ( compared with standard CPOE/CDSS (moderate certainty).

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.82 [0.71, 0.94]
  2382 participants
  Moderate

CPOE/CDSS: prioritised vs non‐prioritised alerts

• Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

• Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Low