Automated Dispensing Cabinet Overrides Should be Considered Risky, Not Routine
Abstract
The safety organization ECRI has listed overriding of safety controls in automated dispensing cabinets as one of the top 10 health technology hazards of 2023.Overrides contribute to medication errors and can harm patients, sometimes fatally. Nurses should only consider using an override in extreme emergencies.
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The unnecessarily frequent use of the override function was described as a challenge and explored in many studies; safety concerns associated with unnecessary override use was a key concern.
“The unnecessarily frequent use of override function was described as a challenge and explored in many studies.11,42,43,45”
From Benefits and challenges associated with implementation and ongoing use of automated dispensing cabinet for medicines: A scoping review (2025) · cites this paper as [11]
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Jung, Y. Y., Walsh, Á., Patel, J., & Lai, K. (2025) · Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy · doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2025.100599 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
- Authors
- Aschenbrenner, D. S.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Aschenbrenner, Diane S.
- Venue
- AJN, American Journal of Nursing
- Published
- 2023-07
- Volume
- 123
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 17-17
- ISSN
- 0002-936X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4381598750
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 0.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- AJN American Journal of Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring
- Keywords
- automated dispensing cabinets, medication errors, patient safety, nursing practice, medication administration
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Medication Errors, Biomedical Technology
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