Table 4 Prescription error
Types of Errors | Number of errors (Percentage) | Average error per prescription |
|---|---|---|
Errors of omission related to prescriber (n = 770) | ||
Patient name not mentioned | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Age not mentioned | 5 (0.6%) | 0 |
Prescription date not mentioned | 6 (0.8%) | 0 |
Prescriber name not mentioned | 674 (87.5%) | 0.9 |
Prescriber signature not mentioned | 148 (19.2%) | 0.2 |
Department not mentioned | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Diagnosis not mentioned | 302 (39.2%) | 0.4 |
Total Error | 1135 | 1.5 |
Errors of omission related to drugs per total medicine dispensed (n = 2448) and per prescription (n = 770) | ||
Dose not mentioned | 798 (32.6%) | 1.0 |
Frequency not mentioned | 27 (1.1%) | 0 |
Dosage form not mentioned | 110 (4.5%) | 0.1 |
Quantity to supply not mentioned | 254 (10.4%) | 0.3 |
Total Error | 1189 | 1.5 |
Errors of commission per total medicine dispensed (n = 2448) and per prescription (n = 770) | ||
Wrong strength | 11 (0.5%) | 0 |
Wrong drug name (not spelling) | 4 (0.2%) | 0 |
Wrong Dosage form | 5 (0.2%) | 0 |
Drug-drug Interaction | 249 (10.2%) | 0.3 |
Total Error | 269 | 0.3 |