Medication error and associated factors among adults admitted to emergency ward at the university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, North-West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study, 2022

Table 6 Types of medication error among patients admitted to the emergency ward at UoGCSH

Type of ME in medication use process	Frequency (%)
Dose omitted	129 (26.27)
Omitted transcriptions	117 (23.83)
Wrong dose, strength or frequency	93 (18.94)
Wrong time of dose administration	49 (9.98)
Necessary monitoring not ordered	34 (6.92)
¥ Others	69 (14.05)

¥ Drug given to wrong patient (0.81%), improper drug for an indication (5.29%), drug–drug or drug disease interaction (0.20%), contraindication (0.20%), wrong rate of administration (0.81%), wrong method of administration (0.81%), wrong quantity (0.81%), wrong dosage form (0.81%), wrong preparation method (0.20%), wrong duration (3.46%), and monitoring not performed (0.61%)
UoGCSH University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital

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