Medication Errors Among Hospitalized Adults in Medical Wards of Nekemte Specialized Hospital, West Ethiopia: A Prospective Observational Study.
Mohammed Gebre DedefoNigatu Addisu BekeleAyantu GetahunJenber WorkyeBusha GamachuGinenus FekaduTesfa TekleBizuneh WakumaGetahun FetensaBalisa MosisaGetu BayisaPublished in: Drug, healthcare and patient safety (2021)
Medication errors are common at Nekemte Specialized Hospital with an incidence of 48.3 per 100 orders, 231.6 per 100 admissions, and 433.4 per 1000 patient days. In particular, adults with older age, increased hospital stay, a greater number of medications, and presence of comorbidities were at greater risk for medication errors.