Table 3 Most common drugs described in free text of incident reports (n = 72,390) and related terms based on concept linking

insulin

unit, time, level, morning, administer, evening, visit, nurse

antibiotic

sepsis, due, allergic, time, night, dose, ward, cannula

paracetamol

relief, pain, pain relief, child, hour, dose, orally, theatre

morphine

syringe, analgesia, pump, book, relief, pain, pain relief, check

saline

water, dilute, label, commence, check, arm, contrast, cannula, ctpa [CT pulmonary angiography]

oxycodone

morphine, balance, book, tablet, pain, bottle, check, immediate, prn

warfarin

valve, tinzaparin, INR, clinic, result, yellow, dose, patient warfarin

glucose

pump, saline, high, infusion, unit, level, commence, check, insulin

gentamicin

intravenous, benzylpenicillin, metronidazole, antibiotic, sepsis, due, hour, dose, level

chemotherapy

flush, bag, day, trial, unit, treatment, commence, first, line

amoxicillin

intravenous, oral, wrist, rash, reaction, metronidazole, allergy, antibiotic, allergic

fentanyl

anaesthetist, syringe, book, pain, find, old, check, patch, theatre

dalteparin

prophylactic, INR, pulmonary, sign, prophylaxis, warfarin, risk, unit, injection

potassium

fluid, magnesium, pump, saline, high, infusion, level, commence

oramorph

morphine, amount, analgesia, book, relief, pain, pain relief, bottle, prn

furosemide

run, heart, intravenous, rate, pump, hour, infusion

penicillin

benzylpenicillin, wrist, rash, reaction, allergy, antibiotic, sepsis, allergic, know

intravenous antibiotic

midwife, baby, intravenous, cannulation, benzylpenicillin, antibiotic, sepsis, due, cannula

Clexane [enoxaparin]

prophylactic, sign, warfarin, therapeutic Clexane [enoxaparin], treatment dose, therapeutic, injection

sodium

glucose, arterial, transducer, bag, fluid, potassium, phosphate, infusion, dilute

vancomycin

difficile, continuous infusion, loading, intravenous, continuous, infusion, dose, level

dextrose

protocol, bag, normal, fluid, potassium, saline, infusion, commence, insulin

tramadol

cupboard, release, CD [controlled drugs] book, capsule, book, tablet, stock, immediate

midazolam

draw, vial, fentanyl, unresponsive, morphine, syringe, book, care, end

enaxoparin

treatment dose, prophylactic, sc, critical, INR, sign, prophylaxis, injection

anaesthetic

record, immediately, post, case, surgery, theatre, list, surgeon

Tazocin [piperacillin / tezobactam]

penicillin, intravenous, rash, reaction, allergy, antibiotic, sepsis, allergic

chloride

flush, bag, fluid, potassium, saline, infusion, water, dilute, label

tinzaparin

INR, therapeutic tinzaparin, treatment dose, therapeutic, warfarin, unit, injection

aspirin

chest pain, omeprazole, fondaparinex, Ramipril, ticagrelor, stroke, lansoprazole, clopidogrel