Table 4.
Distribution of types of medication error according to their causes
| Subtype | Administration error | Dispensing error | Indenting error | Prescription error | Transcription error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error-prone abbreviation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Illegible prescription | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Incomplete prescription | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 110 |
| Omission | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Therapeutic duplication | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Wrong dilution | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wrong dosage form | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Wrong dose | 36 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 38 |
| Wrong drug | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Wrong duration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrong frequency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrong route | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrong time | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 1 | 6 | 164 | 181 |