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Table 4 Potential clinical consequences of prescribing errors detected at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

From: Medication prescribing errors in the medical intensive care unit of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Clinical consequences

Frequency (%)

Potentially fatal

Potentially serious

6 (1.7 %)

Potentially significant

111 (30.9 %)

Potentially non-significant

242 (67.4 %)

Total

359 (100 %)