Introduction The healthcare industry is increasingly concerned about medical errors, which
are the leading cause of death worldwide and also compromise patient safety. This medical …

Background: It is generally accepted that doctors have illegible handwriting. The writer
usually knows what is written, but other parties often have problems with reading and …

Aim The purpose of the present study was to analyze the quality of prescriptions dispensed
by the students of The Oxford Dental College and Hospital, Bangalore and to compare the …

Background: Prescription of medicines is the most prevalent treatment manner. Prescription
writing errors may lead to a significant patient fatality. The aim of the current study was …

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

Avoidance of medication errors is imperative for the safe use of medications, and community
pharmacists are uniquely placed to identify and resolve the errors that may arise due to …

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 …

Illegible prescriptions are an illegal, frequent, and longstanding problem for pharmacy
personnel engaged in dispensing. These contribute to patient safety issues and negatively …

Irrational drug use and inappropriate prescription of drugs are major problems in developing
countries, and so drug use patterns need to be evaluated. The objective of the study was to …

Background: Prescription writing error is a common phenomenon in the health sector.
Appropriate handwritten prescription practices minimize medical errors during medical drug …