Prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions to reduce medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory settings: a systematic review.

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-contributing-factors-and-interventions-reduce-medication-errors-outpatient-and Prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions to reduce medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory settings: a systematic review. Naseralallah L, Stewart D, Price M, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2023;45(6):1359-1377. Medication errors in ambulatory care settings present unique patient safety challenges. This systematic review explored the prevalence of medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory care settings. Findings indicate that prescribing errors (e.g., dosing errors) are the most common type of medication error and are often attributed to latent factors, such as knowledge gaps.