Identifikasi Medication Error di Poli Interna Rumah Sakit X di Kota Manado

Medication Error Prescribing Dispensing Interna Station Medication error is a condition that can harm and even endanger patient safety carried out by medical workers, especially in terms of patient treatment services. This study aims to determine the percentage of medication errors during the prescribing and dispensing phase at the Interna station of X Hospital in Manado City. This research is a descriptive analysis with prospective data collection. The results showed that medication errors that occurred during the prescribing phase included the recipe cannot be read 3%, no doctor's name in prescription 0.33%, no doctor's initial 0.33%, incorrect/unclear patient name 4.98%, no patient age 72.75%, no concentration/dosage of drugs 12.62%, no amount of drugs 0.33%, no dosage form 11.62%, and no complete prescription of prescription only medicine 0.66%. While medication errors in the dispensing phase include taking the wrong drug 0.33% and the amount of drug delivered is less than 1.66%. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the incidence of medication errors at Interna station of X Hospital in Manado city mostly occurs in the prescribing phase.