Name three mistakes that could occur when filling prescriptions manually.
What will be an ideal response?
The technician could misread the order causing him or her to pull the wrong drug from the shelf.
The technician could inadvertently select the wrong drug or the wrong strength of drug from the shelf.
The technician could place the wrong label on the bottle, resulting in medication either provided to the wrong patient or the incorrect directions provided for the same patient.
A finished prescription bottle could be placed in the wrong basket or with the incorrect receipt, causing the wrong prescription being delivered to the patient.
A technician, having correctly decided which drug is needed to fill the prescription, inadvertently picks up the bottle beside it, which may be the wrong strength of the correct drug.
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