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. 2007 Apr 2;5(1):17–20. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552007000100003

Table 2.

Distribution of Medication class (es) involved in medication errors

# Medication class Frequency (%)
1 Anti-microbial agents 65 (29.4%)
2 CVS agents 34 (15.4%)
3 GI agents 19 (8.6%)
4 CNS agents 18 (8.2%)
5 Anticoagulants 16 (7.2%)
6 Diuretics 12 (5.5%)
7 Corticosteroids 12 (5.5%)
8 Vitamins 8 (3.6%)
9 Antidiabetic agents 8 (3.6%)
10 Antiallergic agents 7 (3.2%)
11 Opioids 4 (1.8%)
12 NSAIDs 3 (1.4%)
13 Respiratory agents 1 (0.5%)
14 Anti-neoplastic agents 1 (0.5%)
15 Miscellaneous 13 (5.9%)