Focal points An unofficial scheme for reporting dispensing error rates resulted in 7, 158
dispensing error reports being collected from 89 hospital pharmacies Analysis of the data …

Nineteen hospital pharmacies in Britain participated in a study of dispensing errors. All
dispensing errors (errors detected outside the department) and a sample of dispensing …

Objectives: To determine the frequency and types of dispensing errors identified both at the
final check stage and outside of a UK hospital pharmacy, to explore the reasons why they …

1. Although rates of dispensing errors are generally low, further improvements in pharmacy
distribution systems are still important because pharmacies dispense such high volumes of …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the dispensing error rate and to identify factors associated with
them, and to propose prevention actions. METHODS: A cross-sectional study focusing on …

Background A dispensing error can be defined as an inconsistency between the drug
prescribed and drug dispensed to a patient. These errors can lead to ineffective and …

Objective: To assess the attitudes of pharmacists towards the issue of dispensing errors.
Method: A postal survey was undertaken among all Tasmanian‐registered pharmacists …

Objectives To identify, review and evaluate the published literature on the incidence, type
and causes of dispensing errors in community and hospital pharmacy. Method Electronic …

The accuracies with which pharmacists and technicians checked medications in a unit dose
distribution system were compared. The study was conducted at three large hospitals in …

Medication errors can occur at the prescribing, transcription, dispensing and administration
stage of drug therapy. However, publication of the Organisation with a Memory (OWAM) by …