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Identification of what was incorrect about the prescribed and dispensed (or potentially dispensed) medication involved in event.
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The amount of drug in the dosage form or a unit of the dosage form.
Examples
250 mg/5 mL suspension instead of a 250 mg/1 mL suspension
50 mg tablet dispensed instead of a 25 mg tablet
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The amount of drug taken within any one time period.
Examples
Two tablets taken instead of one tablet as prescribed
One tablet taken once a day instead of twice a day
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The physical form of a dose of medication.
Example
Extended- or sustained-release medication instead of immediate-release
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The method by which a drug enters the patient.
Example
An intramuscular medication given intravenously
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