Farmacia hospitalaria : órgano oficial de expresión científica de la Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria
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To identify the different types of cytostatic prescription errors in adult and paediatric oncohematological patients in our hospital and to propose strategies for improvement. ⋯ A total of 92 errors were recorded which corresponded to 1.4% of the total prescriptions. The most significant errors were: incorrect dose (28.2%), incorrect duration (21.7%), incorrect volume and/or inadequate vehicle (16.3%), and in one case a prescription was made up where the patient was allergic to the specific cytostatic drug prescribed. 81.8% of prescription errors were made manually. In the haematology department a 0.9% error was recorded, as was a 3.5% error in paediatric oncohaematology. Both the rate of pharmaceutical intervention and its level of acceptance were 100%.