Table 1.
Example Discharge Medication List
Medication Name | Dose | Frequency | Route | Instructions | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No Error | Zonisamide 100 mg tablet |
600 mg | Daily | Oral | Take 6 tablets by mouth daily |
Duplication Error | Diazepam 2 mg tablet |
2 mg | Daily | Oral | Take 1 tablet by mouth daily |
Diazepam 2 mg tablet |
2 mg | Daily | Oral | Take 1 tablet by mouth daily | |
Missing Route Error | Zonisamide 100 mg tablet |
600 mg | Daily | Take 6 tablets daily | |
Missing Dose Error | Zonisamide 100 mg tablet |
Daily | Oral | Take by mouth daily | |
Missing Frequency Error | Zonisamide 100 mg tablet |
600mg | Oral | Take 6 tablets by mouth | |
Unlisted Medication Error | Unlisted Med | 2 tablets | Daily | Oral | Take 2 tablets by mouth daily |
See Instructions Error | Baclofen 10 mg tablet |
Take 1 tablet by mouth daily |
Medication instructions without an error and with one of each error type are shown.