Incident Log
Date of incident: 9/01/2018
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: 31
Patient sex: female
Brief summary of incident: Patient is to be dispensed with Amoxicillin S/F 3g sachets. I have omitted S/F on the label of the product.
Name of medication: Amoxicillin S/F 3g sachets;
Level of harm that could have occurred: 1
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
S/F stands for sugar free and omitting it will not cause patient any harm as the dosing was correct.
Possible cause/contributory factors: Time constraint
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
I will read my label again and compare it with the prescription to ensure there are no mistakes before dispensing the item to patient.
Best description of this error/near miss:
medicine omitted
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: 31
Patient sex: female
Brief summary of incident: Patient is to be dispensed with Amoxicillin S/F 3g sachets. I have omitted S/F on the label of the product.
Name of medication: Amoxicillin S/F 3g sachets;
Level of harm that could have occurred: 1
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
S/F stands for sugar free and omitting it will not cause patient any harm as the dosing was correct.
Possible cause/contributory factors: Time constraint
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
I will read my label again and compare it with the prescription to ensure there are no mistakes before dispensing the item to patient.
Best description of this error/near miss:
medicine omitted