Prevalence and characteristics of medication errors at an emergency department of a teaching hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Zayyanu Shitu (Author), Myat Moe Thwe Aung (Author), Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman (Author), Ab Fatah Ab Rahman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medication use process in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and the risk for medication error (ME) to occur is high. In Malaysia, several studies on ME have been conducted in various hospital settings. However, little is known about the prevalence of ME in emergenc...