E-prescribing errors in community pharmacies: exploring consequences and contributing factors.
Odukoya OK, Stone JA, Chui MA. E-prescribing errors in community pharmacies: exploring consequences and contributing factors. Int J Med Inform. 2014;83(6):427-37. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.02.004.
This direct observation study found that various medication errors related to electronic prescribing occur in community pharmacies. Contributing factors included poor inter-operability between pharmacy and clinic systems, inadequate technology usability, and data entry errors. This finding underscores the growing safety concerns associated with medication prescribing in ambulatory care.