A chart-review study of medication errors in adult inpatients by Bates et al. [1] found that, for 530 errors identified on three medical units over a 51-day period, missing doses accounted for 53% ...

Although you can treat your own allergies with over-the-counter medication, those often include other ingredients that aren’t ...

In addition to charts, medication order sheets and medication administration records (MARs) are reviewed daily. Voluntary and solicited reports are obtained from staff. Finally, additional sources ...