Editing Medical error (section)

=== Definition of prescription error ===
A prescription or medication error, as defined by the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention, is an event that is preventable that leads to or has led to unsuitable use of medication or has led to harm to the person during the period of time that the medicine is controlled by a clinician, the person, or the consumer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medication Error Definition |url=https://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717143129/https://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors |url-status=live }}</ref> Some [[adverse drug events]] can also be related to medication errors.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=Ciapponi |first1=Agustín |last2=Fernandez Nievas |first2=Simon E |last3=Seijo |first3=Mariana |last4=Rodríguez |first4=María Belén |last5=Vietto |first5=Valeria |last6=García-Perdomo |first6=Herney A |last7=Virgilio |first7=Sacha |last8=Fajreldines |first8=Ana V |last9=Tost |first9=Josep |last10=Rose |first10=Christopher J |last11=Garcia-Elorrio |first11=Ezequiel |date=2021-11-25 |title=Reducing medication errors for adults in hospital settings |journal=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |language=en |volume=2021 |issue=11 |pages=CD009985 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD009985.pub2 |pmc=8614640 |pmid=34822165}}</ref>