Description
Identification of what was incorrect about the prescribed and dispensed (or potentially dispensed) medication involved in event.
On-Screen Instructions
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Checkbox (multiselect)Responses
All were correct
The intended strength or concentration, dose, dosage form, route, label, directions, and quantity match the actual strength or concentration, dose, dosage form, route, label, directions, and quantity dispensed to the patient.
Strength or concentration
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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Dose
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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Dosage form
The physical form of a dose of medication.
Example
Extended- or sustained-release medication instead of immediate-release
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Route
The method by which a drug enters the patient.
Example
An intramuscular medication given intravenously
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Quantity (includes amount and size)
The number, amount or size of the medication dispensed to the patient.
Example
100 tablets dispensed instead of 10
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Label
The printed information placed on the medication container by the pharmacy that contains required information regarding medication, dose, prescriber, etc.
Example
Incorrect patient name
Incorrect directions
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Brand or generic substitution
When a medication is prescribed as a brand or generic but that is not what is dispensed.
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Guide for Use
No additional information provided.History
Start Date | 2013 |
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End Date | n/a |
Change History | n/a |
Field Name | med_correct |