Examples of clinical prescribing errors identified
| Error type | Medication order | Description of error |
| Wrong drug (drug– disease interaction) | Metoclopramide 10 mg intravenously three times daily when required | Prescribed for patient with Parkinson’s disease |
| Wrong drug (drug–disease interaction) | Aspirin 100 mg orally once daily | Prescribed for patient with corrosive gastritis/duodenitis and for whom there was no active disease for which aspirin is required |
| Wrong dose | Fexofenadine 120 mg orally once only | Prescribed for allergic urticaria involving lip, eye and skin. Indicated dose for urticaria is 180 mg |
| Duplicated drug therapy | Paracetamol 1 g orally four times daily when required | Regular paracetamol (1 g three times daily) already charted, potentially exceeding maximum daily dose of 4 g |
| Wrong strength | Thyroxine 50 mg orally once daily | Dose should have been 50 μg |