Table 5 Causes of medication error related to pre-admission medication which occurred within 5 days after admission
From: Medication reconciliation by pharmacists for pre-admission patients improves patient safety
Causes | Pre-initiation of intervention | Post-initiation of intervention |
|---|---|---|
Healthcare professionals | 18 | 11 |
Dose omission | 9 | 4 |
Overdose | 6 | 2 |
Administration of the wrong drug | 2 | 2 |
Loss of drugs | 1 | 2 |
Administration to the wrong patient | 0 | 1 |
Patients | 1 | 3 |
Total | 19 | 14 |