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Original Article

Medication errors—an enduring problem for children and elderly patients

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Pages 309-317 | Received 14 Sep 2011, Accepted 16 Jan 2012, Published online: 29 Feb 2012

Figures & data

Table I. Total number of calls to the Czech Toxicological Information Centre, concerning drugs and medication errors in 2000–2010.

Figure 1. Age of patients affected by medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010.

Figure 1. Age of patients affected by medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010.

Table II. The drug classes according to the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) classification involved in medication errors in the calls to the Czech Toxicological Information Centre in 2000–2010.

Figure 2. Routes of drug administration in medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010 (counts and percentages are given).

Figure 2. Routes of drug administration in medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010 (counts and percentages are given).

Figure 3. Estimation of doses of drugs administered to patients due to medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010 (counts and percentages are given).

Figure 3. Estimation of doses of drugs administered to patients due to medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010 (counts and percentages are given).

Figure 4. Symptoms of drug intoxication at the time of toxicological consultation provided due to medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010 (counts and percentages are given).

Figure 4. Symptoms of drug intoxication at the time of toxicological consultation provided due to medication errors registered by the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010 (counts and percentages are given).

Table III. Types of medication errors and medical staff involved according to the calls of health care workers to the Czech Toxicological Information Centre from 2000 to 2010.