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 |