… rates in this study were calculated using the total number of dispensing errors and near
misses with the total number of items dispensed as the denominator. All data collected was …

… For binary outcome data, we compared near misses and dispensing errors using Fisher’s
exact test. We used a significance level of 0.05 (twotailed). All calculations were made using …

… errors before medication dispensed or ‘near misses’ is a crucial step to combat the incidence
of dispensing error. … and filling errors, frequency of each type of the errors and frequency of …

… the dispensing modules. Any event that is detected that may potentially result in a dispensing
error is documented on the 'Near Miss … contribute to an error in dispensing. Data collected …

… near miss dispensing error rates up to 2.7% in UK hospitals.Near misses are ‘a dispensing
error … Near miss audits are routinely undertaken across two main dispensaries at this teaching …

… , incidents and/or unprevented dispensing incidents. In contrast, dispensing errors detected
… to patients were termed near-miss, internal errors, dispensing incidents and/or prevented …

… of dispensing errors … dispensing errors, because nowadays pharmacies dispense such high
volumes of medications that even a low error rate can translate into a large number of errors […

… One common dispensing error is selection of the wrong product, usually where there are two
drugs with similar proprietary names (eg Losec® and Lasix®), which may look similar when …

… Approximately 44,000 patients die each year as a result of medical errors. Nurses play
an … a medical error before it affects a patient. The Eindhoven model for investigating a “near-miss” …

… it was an error/near miss or … errors and near misses as nurses working in general medical
settings. We have not seen another study where nurses would not report an error or near miss …