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Table 3 Therapeutic category of medications with prescribing errors at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Medication prescribing errors in the medical intensive care unit of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Drug category

Frequency (%)

Cardiovascular drugs

139 (33.90 %)

Antimicrobials

84 (20.49 %)

GI drugs

77 (18.78 %)

Opioid

34 (8.29 %)

CNS drugs

33 (8.05 %)

Analgesic and sedatives

21 (5.12 %)

Miscellaneousa

22 (5.37 %)

Total

410 (100 %)

  1. aBronchodilators, minerals, vitamins, drugs of autonomic nervous system, electrolytes