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August 11, 2026Saudi Medical JournalOpen Access

Patterns and Determinants of Medication Errors Across the Medication-Use Process: A 3-Year Retrospective Study in a Saudi Tertiary Hospital

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NANawaf S. AlqurashiAl Noor HospitalsMAMazen S. AlshehriAl Noor HospitalsMAMohammed J. AlmalkiTaif University

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Implication

Retrospective study identifies predictors of medication errors in a Saudi tertiary hospital, highlighting critical intervention areas.

Key Points

  • The aim is to characterize medication errors and identify stage-specific predictors in a tertiary care setting.
  • Retrospective observational study using medication error reports from Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah.
  • Classified errors by stage and severity using a standard index.
  • Applied multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors for each stage.
  • Analyzed 6,546 errors, with 65.5% occurring during prescribing, 26.5% in transcribing, and 4.4% in monitoring.
  • Incorrect or missing doses were the most common errors (38.2%), with ordering-stage incidents making up 95.5% of reports.
  • Nurse detection strongly associated with administration-stage errors (OR = 7.10; 95% CI: 2.94–16.9).

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Alqurashi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ace1a3401087f2249dd43https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.8832
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