July 31, 2025

Enhancing Prescription Practices and Mitigating Medication Errors through Prescription Audits: A Quality Improvement Initiative at a Tertiary Healthcare Facility

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Prescription audits revealed high error rates, particularly in Neurology (92.2%) and Medicine (59%) departments.
Major errors included omission of prescriber identity (60%) and missing timing of medication (28%) in inpatient prescriptions.
A mixed-methods approach using a 15-parameter checklist was applied to assess 3,120 inpatient and 980 outpatient prescriptions.
Findings indicate that improving prescription safety requires systemic changes beyond individual vigilance.

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Cross-sectional audit reveals high medication errors in inpatient care, suggesting that prescription audits enhance safety.

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