Postgraduate medical journal
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Multicenter Study
Prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: a three-centre study of their prevalence, types and causes.
To compare the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in newly written medication orders and how quickly they were rectified, in three NHS organisations. ⋯ There were variations among wards, organisations and specialties in error rates and how quickly they were rectified. Exploring reasons for differences between organisations may be useful in identifying best practice and potential solutions.