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Table 2 Proportion of pharmacist’s interventions in medication factors

From: Pharmacist’s interventions in factors contributing to medication errors reduces medication errors in self-management of patients in the rehabilitation ward

 

One-pharmacist period

n = 173

Two-pharmacist period

n = 180

 

Total

Patient who had a medication error

Patient who did not have a medication error

Total

Patient who had a medication error

Patient who did not have a medication error

Patients for whom the pharmacist intervened prior to medication error in the patient's medication factor*,n (%)

22

(13%)

9

(5%)

13

(8%)

40

(22%)

11

(6%)

29

(16%)

Patients for whom the pharmacist did not intervene in the patient's medication factors, n (%)

151

(87%)

62

(36%)

89

(51%)

140

(78%)

40

(22%)

100

(56%)

  1. *Patients for whom the pharmacist intervened prior to medication error in the patient's medication factor: Patients for whom the pharmacist intervened in at least one of the four medication factors