Table 1 Category and detail of prescribing errors
Category | Type of errors (n0, %) | Detail of errors (n/n0, %') |
|---|---|---|
Incomplete | Omission of other diagnosisa (251, 47.00%) | Top 3 |
Vaginitis (89/251, 35.46%) | ||
Acute upper respiratory tract infection (36/251, 14.34%) | ||
Mastitis (10/251, 3.98%) | ||
Omission of other drugs | Not applicable | |
Incorrect | Improper dose (135, 25.28%) | Overdose (typing errorsb) (48/135, 35.56%) |
Underdose (typing errors) (35/135, 25.93%) | ||
Wrong unit leading to wrong dose (typing errors) (32/135, 23.70%) | ||
Underdose (conscious actc) (11/135, 8.15%) | ||
Overdose (conscious act) (10/135, 7.41%) | ||
Wrong frequency (45, 8.43%) | Top 3 | |
‘Bidd’ prescribed wrong as ‘Qd’ (19/45, 42.22%) eg. Cefuroxime, Doxycycline | ||
‘Qd’ prescribed wrong as ‘Tid’ (5/45, 11.1%) eg. Azithromycin | ||
‘Qd’ prescribed wrong as ‘Bid’ (4/45, 8.89%) eg. Desloratadine | ||
Wrong diagnosis (36, 6.74%) | Eg. | |
Induced abortion prescribed wrong as pregnant state | ||
Female infertility prescribed wrong as pregnant state | ||
Breast tumor prescribed wrong as breast mass | ||
Wrong route of administration (33, 6.18%) | Top 3 | |
External use prescribed wrong as oral use (4/33, 12.12%) | ||
Intramuscular injection prescribed wrong as intravenous injection (3/33, 9.09%) | ||
Oral use prescribed wrong as sublingual use (2/33, 6.06%) | ||
Wrong drug (10, 1.87%) | Top 3 | |
Low molecular weight heparin prescribed wrong as unfractionated heparin (2/10, 20%) | ||
Levofloxacin ear drops prescribed wrong as levofloxacin eye drops (1/10, 10%) | ||
Penicillin injection prescribed wrong as penicillin for skin test (1/10, 10%) | ||
Contraindication (6, 1.12%) | Top3 | |
Compound cold medication used under 2-year-old (4/6, 66.67%) | ||
Albendazole used under 2 years old (1/6, 16.67%) | ||
Ursodeoxycholic acid used during first trimester of pregnancy (1/6, 16.67%) | ||
Adverse drug-drug interaction (3, 0.56%) | Azithromycin powder diluted with wrong solvent 10% dextrose (2/3, 66.67%) | |
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone diluted with wrong solvent 0.9% saline (1/3, 33.33%) | ||
Wrong strength (2, 0.37%) | Using 100 ml of 0.9% saline for intravenous bolus injection (1/2, 50%) | |
Using 0.4 g/tablet of folic acid for treatment of anemia (1/2, 50%) | ||
Others (13, 2.43%) | Any error not falling into one of the above | |
Total | 534 (100%) |