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Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population.
Miller AD, Piro CC, Rudisill CN, Bookstaver PB, Bair JD, Bennett CL. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1739-1746.

This study found an increase in medication error rates during evening, nighttime, and weekend shifts. Medication administration and dispensing were the most common error types noted.
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