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Table 1 Types of medication errors associated with the use of beta-lactam antibiotics

From: Detecting medication errors associated with the use of beta-lactams in the Russian Pharmacovigilance database

Type of medication error

Number of cases(n)

%

Administration of an antibiotic in the absence of indications/wrong indication

395

32.5%

Incorrect dosage and regimen

360

29.7%

Administration of a contraindicated drug

210

17.3%

Late discontinuation of a drug in a patient developing an ADR

80

6.6%

Irrational switch of an antibiotic

59

4.9%

Late or irrational switch of antibiotic in the event of treatment failure

31

2.6%

Incorrect preparation of an antibiotic solution

27

2.2%

Incorrect assessment of treatment efficacy

13

1.1%

Administration of a treatment regimen unsuitable for the disease/ Improper treatment strategy

11

0.9%

Irrational combination of drugs

10

0.8%

Administration of a drug through a route not specified in the SmPC

8

0.7%

Accidental, unintended drug use

5

0.4%

Violation of the storage conditions for an antibiotic

4

0.3%

Incorrect choice of dosage form for an antibiotic

1

0.1%

Total

1214

100%

  1. ADR adverse drug reaction, SmPC summary of product characteristics