Table 3 Types, causes and factors of medication errors
ADE code | Type of medication error | N | Causes/Factors | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D68.33 | Wrong time of administration | 1 | – | |
Improper dose | 3 | Heavy workload | 1 | |
I95.2 | Improper dose | 3 | Verbal miscommunication | 1 |
L27.0 | Contraindication, known allergy (antibiotic) | 14 | Transcription error Written miscommunication | 2 1 |
L27.1 | Contraindication, known allergy (antibiotic) | 10 | Transcription error Written miscommunication | 2 1 |
Contraindication, known allergy (analgesic) | 2 | Verbal miscommunication | 1 | |
Contraindication, known allergy (heparin) | 1 | – | ||
Improper dose | 1 | – | ||
N99.0 | Contraindication, comorbidity | 1 | – | |
Contraindication, drug-drug interaction | 1 | – | ||
Total | 37 |