Which of the following is a prescribing error?
Failure to offer to counsel patients
Failure to review a patient's allergies
Failure to perform drug utilization evaluation (DUE) properly
Placing an ear medication into the eye
Failure to review a patient's allergies
Rationale: Failure to review a patient's allergies is a prescribing error. These errors occur with a physician, such as failing to identify a patient's allergies; the correct route of administration; the correct medication name, strength, quantity, and refills; and complete directions for use.
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