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Adverse drug events are common and are often preventable. Studies of the incidence of preventable adverse drug events reveal that 49% of errors occurred in the ordering stage, 11% in the transcription stage, 14% in the dispensing stage, and 26% in the administration stage. Errors are much more likely to be intercepted if they occur in an early stage. Wrong dose was the most common ordering error encountered, with other errors including wrong choice of medicine, known allergy, wrong frequency, and drug-drug interaction.
If prevention procedures are effectively utilized, the economic implications of this study could potentially be important
Ref: Bates DW, Cullen DJ, Laird N, et a1: Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events: Implications for prevention. JAMA 1995; 274(1):29-34.
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