This study was conducted in a tertiary care referral centre to find out the frequency of prescription errors among various clinical departments. The study also intended to find out different types of prescription errors commonly observed from various clinical departments. Here, the errors are classified according to American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) guidelines. The study was conducted in August and September 2009. To find out prescription errors, the discharge summaries of patients discharged with medication advice were thoroughly scrutinized and the errors were recorded. The percentage of prescription errors is calculated department wise and is tabulated. The total percentage of prescription errors came to 12.07 %. Most common type of error was found to be ‘drug – food’ interactions.
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