Table 4.

Types of Errors

	Prescribing Errors			Near Misses
	Baseline	12 Weeks	1 Year	Baseline	12 Weeks	1 Year
N	557	338	191	25	23	19
Inappropriate use of abbreviation	506 (91%)	227 (67%)	124 (65%)	--	--	--
Directions error	31 (6%)	74 (22%)	43 (23%)	15 (60%)	6 (26%)	9 (47%)
Frequency error	11(2%)	23 (7%)	7 (4%)	8 (32%)	8 (35%)	7 (37%)
Dose error	3 (1%)	8 (2%)	0 (0%)	2 (8%)	5 (22%)	3 (16%)
Route error	--	--	--	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	0 (0%)
Amount to be dispensed error	2 (0%)	1 (0%)	17 (9%)	--	--	--
Other	4 (1%)	5 (1%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	3 (13%)	0 (0%)