Prescriptions error warning
Around one in 20 prescriptions written by family doctors contains an error, the General Medical Council has warned.
'One in 20 prescriptions in error'
Around one in 20 prescriptions written by family doctors contains an error, a medical watchdog has warned. Around one in every 550 items was judged to contain a serious error.
The most common of the prescribing or monitoring errors were lack of information on dosage, prescribing an incorrect dosage and failing to ensure that patients were properly checked with blood tests.
The research was commissioned by the General Medical Council (GMC).
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