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Observational Study
[Descriptive analysis of medication errors notified by Primary Health Care: Learning from errors].
Aim of this study is to determine the setting, causes, and the harm of medication errors (ME) which are notified by Primary Health Care. ⋯ Half of all mediation errors hppened at Primary Care Center while one quarter of them were patient medication errors. One quarter of all ME were potential severe harm errors. The main causes were prescribing errors, failure of communication between patients and doctors, and patient mistakes and forgetfulness. Prescribing aid systems, communication improvements and patients aids should be implemented.