Table 3.
Category of harm | Phase I (%) (H) | Phase II (%) (H) | Phase II (%) (CP) |
n=15 043 | n=2515 | n=1642 | |
Incident did not reach the patient | 22.4 | 31.4 | 54.7 |
No discomfort | 59.1 | 34.5 | 36.5 |
Minimal/mild harm | 6.0 | 16.0 | 5.8 |
Serious temporary harm | – | 4.1 | 1.5 |
Serious permanent harm | – | 0.2 | 0 |
Death | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 |
Monitoring/intervention was required* | 12.3 | – | – |
Unknown† | – | 19.7 | 7.1 |
Main category of harm was only available in the classification of CMR in phase I.
New main category of harm in the classification of CMR in phase II.
CMR, central medication incidents registration; CP, community pharmacy; H, hospital.