Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
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Multicenter Study
Frequency of dosage prescribing medication errors associated with manual prescriptions for very preterm infants.
The risk of dosage Prescription Medication Error (PME) among manually written prescriptions within 'mixed' prescribing system (computerized physician order entry (CPOE) + manual prescriptions) has not been previously assessed in neonatology. This study aimed to evaluate the rate of dosage PME related to manual prescriptions in the high-risk population of very preterm infants (GA < 33 weeks) in a mixed prescription system. ⋯ The presence of dosage PME in the manual prescriptions written within mixed prescription systems suggests that manual prescriptions should be totally avoided in neonatal units.