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This study aimed to identify high alert medications (HAMs) prescribed in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital, calculate the rate of medication errors caused by HAMs, and develop strategies to reduce such errors. The researchers analyzed 175 patient prescriptions and found that 150 (85.7%) included at least one HAM. A total of 2125 drugs were prescribed, of which 277 (13%) were HAMs. The study identified 776 total medication errors, with 310 (40%) caused by HAMs. Based on the HAM-relate

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Neethu Anna Stephen

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