TY - JOUR AU - Al-Jeraisy, Majed I. AU - Alanazi, Menyfah Q. AU - Abolfotouh, Mostafa A. PY - 2011 DA - 2011/08/14 TI - Medication prescribing errors in a pediatric inpatient tertiary care setting in Saudi Arabia JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 294 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Medication errors (MEs) are among the most common types of medical errors and one of the most common and preventable causes of iatrogenic injuries. The aims of the present study were; (i) to determine the incidence and types of medication prescribing errors (MPEs), and (ii) to identify some potential risk factors in a pediatric inpatient tertiary care setting in Saudi Arabia. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-294 DO - 10.1186/1756-0500-4-294 ID - Al-Jeraisy2011 ER -