Medication Error Identification Rate Among Medical Students of Quetta City, Pakistan

N ul Haq, M Fahad, Q Iqbal, A Nasim, S Raiz, M Shafi, G Razaq
2015 Value in Health  
A565 hundred and forty (91.7%) prescriptions lack the information of patient, where 129 (26.9%) has incomplete prescriber information. Majority of prescriptions 418 (87.1%) has absence of patients present complaint, 452 (94.2%) prescriptions have not any investigation record, where 403 (84.01%) prescriptions are without having diagnosis notes. The average number of drugs per prescription was found as 3.3 and presence of antibiotic in prescriptions was 74% (n= 355). Most number of medicines in a
more » ... single prescription was three medicines in single prescription present which is account of 50% (n= 240) prescriptions. ConClusions: The study revealed that the prescription from out patients department of teaching hospitals was not following the proper format and medicines prescribed are irrational. The prescriber should be made aware of the rational use of drugs through continued medical education (CME). PHP295 Medication error identification rate aMong Medical StudentS of Quetta city, PakiStan
doi:10.1016/j.jval.2015.09.1851 pmid:26533175 fatcat:p7g6gxujlvanlbhkow2rpctzvy