Table 2 Summary of different types of dispensing errors in study hospitals
|  | SH 1 (N = 248 prescriptions) | SH 2 (N = 84 prescriptions) | SH 3 (N = 88 prescriptions) | Total (N = 420 prescriptions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Labelling errors, N (%) | 6146 (65.0%) | 1644 (56.5%) | 2733 (63.2%) | 10,523 (63.1%) |
Concomitant prescribing and dispensing errors, N (%) | 1878 (19.9%) | 771 (24.4%) | 858 (19.8%) | 3507 (21.0%) |
Documentation errors, N (%) | 948 (10.0%) | 400 (13.7%) | 424 (9.8%) | 1772 (10.6%) |
Content errors, N (%) | 477 (5.0%) | 87 (3.0%) | 248 (5.7%) | 812 (4.9%) |
Other errors, N (%) | 6 (0.1%) | 9 (0.3%) | 60 (1.4%) | 75 (0.4%) |
Total | 9455 (56.7%) | 2911 (17.4%) | 4323 (25.9%) | 16,689 (100.0%) |