Background Prescribing error represent a significant source of preventable harm to patients.
Prescribing errors at discharge, including omission of pre-admission medications (PAM), are …

Aim To compare the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in newly written
medication orders and how quickly they were rectified, in three NHS organisations. Methods …

Background Prescribing error may result in adverse clinical outcomes leading to increased
patient morbidity, mortality and increased economic burden. Many errors occur during …

Background Discharge prescribing error is common. Little is known about whether it persists
post-discharge. Objective To explore the relationship between discharge prescribing error …

Background Medication errors are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and
adversely affect clinical outcomes. Prescribing errors constitute one type of medication error …

Background Unintentional discrepancies in medication lists at the time of discharge are
common and a significant cause of avoidable harm. Electronic discharge referral (eDR) …

Background Errors in discharge prescriptions are problematic. When hospital pharmacists
write discharge prescriptions improvements are seen in the quality and efficiency of …

Background: Pharmacists have an essential role in improving drug usage and preventing
prescribing errors (PEs). PEs at the interface of care are common, sometimes leading to …

Purpose To compare four methods of detecting prescribing errors (PE) in the same patient
cohorts before and after an intervention (computerised physician order entry; CPOE) and to …

Background: It has been estimated that 1–2% of US inpatients are harmed by medication
errors, the majority of which are errors in prescribing. The UK Department of Health has …