Prevalence and predictors of prescribing errors in a primary care setting in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prescribing errors are a significant cause of preventable harm in healthcare, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where system-level safeguards are often lacking. However, data on their prevalence and predictors in Ghana's primary healthcare facilities remain limited.

Objectives

To determine the prevalence, types and predictors of prescribing errors in a primary-level health facility in a peri-urban municipality in Ghana.

Design

Retrospective analytical cross-sectional study.

Methods

We analysed data from the hospital's pre-existing prescribing error incident reporting database, which contains errors identified by pharmacists and documented during routine care between June 2021 and June 2024. Prescribing errors were classified using a st

SUBMITTER: Djochie RDA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833174 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature