Objectives To assess the legibility and completeness of handwritten prescriptions and
compare with electronic prescription system for medication errors. Design Prospective study …

To evaluate and analyze the handwritten outpatient prescriptions and associated error of
omissions from four different hospitals in Oman. The study designed was an observational …

Introduction: Medication errors are currently a worldwide public health issue. Since errors of
prescribing are the commonest form of avoidable medication errors, it is the most important …

Objectives To assess the impact of electronic prescription on the types and rates of
medication errors in prescribing and dispensing phases, and to formulate recommendations …

Researches show that majority of medication errors can be attributed to the illegibility of the
doctors' handwriting. The aim of this study is to evaluate the legibility of doctors' handwriting …

Background Prescription writing is one of the most important and basic skills that a doctor
needs. Prescribing errors may have various detrimental consequences. Hence, the …

Background Incompleteness and illegibility of prescriptions are prescription errors that
account for a high proportion of medication errors that could potentially result in serious …

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the completeness and legibility of
prescriptions dispensed in community pharmacies located in Sana'a, Yemen. Materials and …

Background Medication errors have been reported to be a leading cause of death in
hospitalized patients. In this study we focused on identifying and quantifying errors in the …

The knowledge of medication errors is an essential prerequisite for better healthcare
delivery. The present study investigated prescribing errors in prescriptions from outpatient …