MEDICATION ERROR REPORTING SYSTEM (MERS)

All healthcare professionals, either from the government or private healthcare facilities are encouraged to report medication error encountered. 

The primary objective of medication error reporting is to obtain information and maintain a database on the occurrence of all medication errors related to medication use in prescribing, dispensing, administration, monitoring and others process involved in medication management system. 

The reports which submitted through MERS will be analysed to establish risk reduction strategies and promote safe medication use. 

Findings from MERS will provide important knowledge that can be used as a guide in developing strategies, policies and action plan to strengthen the current healthcare system. 

The report can be submitted via:

1. online at URL https://sites.google.com/moh.gov.my/mers-bapfkkm/home?authuser=0 (google form) or

2. manually using the Medication Error Reporting Form and sent to the person-in-charge in the facility