What are the 10 most common mistakes in prescription writing?
These are the 10 most common prescription errors:
- Wrong drug – especially when name is similar
- Wrong dose
- Wrong frequency
- Unclear or illegible prescription
- Lack of knowledge of drug interaction
- Incorrect signature
- Prescription delayed
- Giving a drug that is known to cause an allergy
- Error in diagnosis and treatment selection
- Wrong patient.
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This is a review article: Tariq, 2023
Last Reviewed on 20 April 2024