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. 2007 Aug;16(4):291–296. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2006.018770

Table 3 Error rate/10 000 prescriptions (retrospective data).

Prescription corrections Near misses Dispensing errors
Prescriptions during the registration period 421 809 958 313 1 466 043
Number of pharmacies 40 27 40
Number of cases 976 229 203
Error rate/10 000 prescriptions 23.1 2.4 1.4
95% CI 21.7 to 24.6 2.1 to 2.7 1.2 to 1.6