Failure to administer a drug in the correct form results in a:

A) prescription error
B) pharmacist error
C) medication error
D) physician error


C) medication error
Failure to administer a drug in the correct form results in a medication error. Prescription errors are not focused on errors in administration. Pharmacists do not administer drugs, and physicians seldom do; hence, this type of error is known as a medication error.

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