Table 1-.

Types of medication-dispensing errors detected by pharmacists and nurses

	Type of error
	unauthorized drug	incorrect dosage-form	improper dose	omission	incorrect time	deteriorated drug	Total
Errors detected by pharmacists (EDPs)	22	0	44	51	36	2	155
Errors detected by nurses (EDNs)	5	2	13	3	1	0	24
Total	27	2	57	54	37	2	179
% (of total errors)	15.1	1.1	31.8	30.2	20.7	1.1	100