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. 2022 Mar 14;20(2):2650. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2022.2.2650

Table 1. Potentially severe medication errors according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification (ATC 1 and 2).

ATC 1 code ATC 2 code (n) Potentially severe medication errors
A A10 5 Drug omission in diabetes mellitus
2 Drug substitution in diabetes mellitus
4 Drug dose change in diabetes mellitus
B B01 2 Drug omission - antithrombotic drug
1 Drug dosage frequency change – antithrombotic drug
C C01 1 Drug omission in cardiac therapy
2 Drug dose change in cardiac therapy
C03 1 Drug omission – diuretic drug
C07 1 Drug dosage frequency change – beta blocker
C09 2 Drug omission – renin-angiotensin system
1 Drug substitution – renin-angiotensin system
J J01 7 Drug omission – antibacterial drug for systemic use
Total 29