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dispensing error

noun/dɪˈspɛnsɪŋ ˈɛrə/

A2CEFR level
15/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

A mistake made during the preparation or supply of a medicine, such as the wrong drug, strength, or quantity being issued to a patient.

A near-miss log helps the pharmacy identify the root causes of recurrent dispensing errors before a patient is actually harmed.

Similar: supply error

Topic: Pharmacy practice in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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