Table 4 Top ten drugs involved in medication administration error in the ICU of JUSH, April 2011
From: Medication administration errors in an intensive care unit in Ethiopia
Drug category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Diclofenac | 72 (11.6) |
Metronidazole | 59 (9.5) |
Ceftriaxone | 58 (9.3) |
Diazepam | 51 (8.2) |
Cimetidine | 48 (7.7) |
Phenytoin | 45 (7.2) |
Crystalline penicillin | 27 (4.3) |
Ampicillin | 24 (3.9) |
Pethidine | 19 (3.1) |
Lovastatin | 18 (2.9) |
Others* | 200 (32.2) |
Total | 621 (100) |