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Table 5 Seriousness classification of medication errors (MEs), adverse drug events (ADEs), and potential ADEs

From: Incidence of medication errors in a Moroccan medical intensive care unit

Classification

ME

ADEs

Potential ADEs

 

(n = 492)

(n = 8)

(n = 113)

Category A

371

0

0

Category B

109

0

109

Category C

2

0

2

Category D

2

0

2

Category E

0

0

0

Category F

0

0

0

Category G

1

1

0

Category H

5

5

0

Category I

2

2

0

  1. Seriousness of ADEs was classified on categories according to WHO classification [22]