How to Avoid Prescription Errors -- The Doctors

1,872 views · Published 9 October 2013 · 2:34 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: The Doctors · 2013 · Education

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According to the National Patient Safety Foundation, there are approximately 30 million dispensing errors per year, out of about 3 billion total prescriptions. The Doctors share their advice for avoiding a medication mix-up.

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