Dispensing accuracy of specialty pharmacies

Background: The safety and accuracy of dispensing prescriptions are essential in ensuring the right patient receives the right medication at the correct dosage. According to Consumer Reports, a typical pharmacist fills approximately 13,000 prescriptions per year, which equates to approximately 60 prescriptions per day (1999). In 2003, Flynn et. al. conducted a study of dispensing accuracy rates in 50 pharmacies located in 6 cities across the United States. They found an overall dispensing accuracy rate of 98.3%, or 77 errors among 4, 481 prescriptions (2003).
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Source Type: research