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Frequency of causes of medication errors
| Causes | Number of cases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Incomplete prescription | 206 | 50.2 |
| Wrong dose | 94 | 22.9 |
| Wrong drug | 33 | 8.0 |
| Illegible prescription | 30 | 7.3 |
| Omission | 17 | 4.1 |
| Therapeutic duplication | 9 | 2.2 |
| Wrong dosage form | 8 | 2.0 |
| Error prone abbreviation | 3 | 0.7 |
| Wrong dilution | 3 | 0.7 |
| Wrong duration | 2 | 0.5 |
| Wrong frequency | 2 | 0.5 |
| Wrong time | 2 | 0.5 |
| Wrong route | 1 | 0.2 |
