Table 2.

Detailed characteristics of studies on types of MEs’ definitions, data collectors and corresponding authors

	Author(s)/Year	Language	ME definitions	Specific types of ME definition	Data collectors	Corresponding author
1	[16] Mousavi M, et al. 2012	E	Modified	Prescribing error def	Clinical pharmacist	Clinical pharmacist
2	[17] Vazin A, et al. 2012	E	NCCMERP	NA	Pharmacist	Clinical pharmacist
3	[18] Cheraghi MA, et al. 2012	P	NA	NA	NA	Nursing residency student
4	[19] Ebrahimi Rigi Tanha Z, et al. 2012	P	NA	NA	NA	Nursing group
5	[20] Khalili H, et al. 2011	E	NCCMERP	Administration and prescribing error def.	Clinical pharmacist	Clinical pharmacist
6	[21] Zahmatkeshan N, et al. 2010	P	NA	NA	NA	Nursing group
7	[22] Vessal G. 2010	E	ASHP	Prescribing error def.	Clinical pharmacist	Clinical pharmacist
8	[23] Mohammadnejad E, et al. 2010	P	Modified	NA	NA	MS in nursing
9	[24] Mohsenzade A, et al. 2010	P	NCCMERP	NA	NA	MD, Associate professor
10	[25] Fahimi F, et al. 2009	E	NCCMERP	Transcribing error def.	NA	Clinical pharmacist
11	[26] Nikpeyma N, et al. 2009	P	NCCMERP	NA	NA	MS in nursing
12	[27] Baghcheghi N, et al. 2008	P	NA	NA	MS in nursing	MS in nursing
13	[28] Fahimi F, et al. 2008	E	NCCMERP	NA	Pharmacist	Clinical pharmacist
14	[29] Koohestani HR, et al. 2008	P	NA	NA	NA	Senior lecturer in nursing (instructor)
15	[30] Koohestani HR, et al. 2008	P	NA	NA	NA	MS in nursing
16	[31] Vallizade F, et al. 2008	P	NA	NCCMERP	NA	Instructor of Pediatric Nursing
17	[32] Fahimi F, et al. 2007	E	NCCMERP	Prescribing and Transcribing error def.	clinical pharmacy resident	Clinical pharmacist
18	[33] Penjvini S, et al. 2006	P	NA	NA	NA	Nursing instructor

E: English, P: Persian, NA: not available, def: definition.