Error type | Prescribing | Dispensing | Administration | Unknown† | Total (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wrong time | 0 | 1 | 66 | 67(44) | |
Wrong dose | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 34(23) |
Omission of dose | 0 | 2 | 18 | 20(13) | |
Wrong transcription | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9(6) | |
Unclassifiable* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6(4) |
Omission of a drug prescription | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | |
Lack of documentation of the drug administration | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2(1) | |
Wrong dosing interval | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2(1) | |
Wrong technique | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3(2) | |
Ambiguous drug prescription | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | |
Lack of control of agreement between administered drug and prescribed drug | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(1) | |
Wrong route of administration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(1) | |
SUM (%) | 19(112) | 7(5) | 8(78) | 7(5) | 151 (100) |