Which of the following is the most common type of medication error?
Wrong patient
Wrong drug
Wrong duration
Underdosage
Wrong drug
Rationale: Of these answer choices, the "wrong drug" is the most common type of medication error, causing 16% of all errors. However, the actual most common type of medication error, which was not an answer choice, is giving an improper dose. This accounts for 41% of fatal medication errors.
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