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01/11/2025, 22:08 Medication Errors & Constipation Management
NCC MERP Index for Categorizing Medication Errors
Category A Category E-H
The error was detected and An error occurred that resulted in
prevented. No error occurred. harm to the patient.
Category B-D Category I
An error occurred but did not reach An error occurred that resulted in
the patient, or reached the patient death of the patient.
but caused no harm.
Illegible Handwriting Issues
The illegible handwriting can result in product name confusion.
Zantac® (ranitidine) for heart burn, Zyrtec® (cetirizine) for allergies, and
Zyprexa® (olanzapine) for mental conditions.
Lamictal® (lamotrigine) for epilepsy, Lamisil® (terbinafine) for nail infections,
Ludiomil® (maprotiline) for depression, and Lomotil® (diphenoxylate) for
diarrhea.
Question: How do you guard against such a dispensing error?
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