Medication errors
The majority of medication errors happen at home (89%) and most (98%) result in little harm. However, the potential for serious effects should not be underestimated.
In 2008/09 NPIS received more than 9,000 enquiries from NHS health professionals concerning medication errors, over a third of them involving either children under 5 or adults over 70 years. However, medicines information services are the main source of advice on prescribed medicines.
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