Table 4 Top ten drugs associated with medication prescribing errors in the pediatric ward of Dessie referral hospital, February 17 - March 17, 2012
Specific drug name | Wrong dose | Incomplete prescriptions | Wrong route | Wrong frequency | Wrong dosage form | Inappropriate indication | Total Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paracetamol | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 (13.00) |
Amoxicillin | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 (12.55) |
Ampicillin | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 (10.76) |
Vitamin A | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 (8.52) |
Gentamicin | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 (8.07) |
Ceftriaxone | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (7.62) |
Crystalline penicillin | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 (5.38) |
Diclofenac | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (4.93) |
Cotrimoxazole | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 (−) |
Salbutamol | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (−) |