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. 2012 Feb 24;2(1):e000539. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000539

Table 3.

Error rate by prescription element in handwritten versus FormularyScript

Prescription element Handwritten, N (%) FormularyScript, N (%) Δ % p Value CI
Drug name 4349 (20.8) 4146 (1.1) 19.7 <0.001 18.5 to 21.0
Strength 1188 (11.8) 911 (0.0) 11.8 <0.001 9.9 to 13.6
Route 565 (17.0) 161 (1.2) 15.7 <0.001 12.2 to 19.3
Which eye 3789 (7.5) 3986 (2.6) 4.9 <0.001 4.0 to 5.9
Frequency 4349 (5.4) 4146 (0.3) 5.1 <0.001 4.4 to 5.8
Dispense amount 4349 (1.3) 4146 (0.2) 1.1 <0.001 0.7 to 1.5