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Medication errors cause at least one death every day and injure approximately 1.3 million people annually in the United States. Medication mishaps can occur anywhere in the distribution system:
- prescribing,
- repackaging,
- dispensing,
- administering, or
- monitoring.
Common causes of such errors include:
- poor communication,
- ambiguities in product names, directions for use, medical abbreviations or writing,
- poor procedures or techniques, or
- patient misuse because of poor understanding of the directions for use of the product.
In addition, job stress, lack of product knowledge or training, or similar labeling or packaging of a product may be the cause of, or contribute to, an actual or potential error.