MEDICATION SAFETYINSECONDS - Veterans Affairs

methotrexate 2.5 mg every 12 hours for six consecutive days. Another patient died after mistaking “take 10 mg every Monday” for “take 10 mg every morning.” In a case of provider error, a patient was prescribed 7.5 mg daily for 2 weeks then 10 mg daily thereafter; this resulted in hospitalization. There are also many ................
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