Top 10 Fatal or Harmful Prescribing Errors.

Below is a list of 10 top prescribing errors that cause death or severe harm to patients. Data from observational research, patient safety incident reports, yellow card reports and medical indemnity claims was used to determine the top 10 errors.  By Alia Paavola, Becker’s Hospital Review, as cited by, ‘The Pharmaceutical Journal’.  Drug prescriptions were omitted or delayed. An analysis of 64 prescribing…...

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