ABSTRACT

Key Points ................................................................................................................ 19 Introduction ..............................................................................................................20 The Evolution of Dispensing Practice .....................................................................20 The Dispensing Process ........................................................................................... 21

Unit Dose Dispensing .........................................................................................22 Multi-Dose Dispensing .......................................................................................22 Monitored Dosage Systems.................................................................................23

Dispensing Errors .....................................................................................................23 Methods of Investigating Dispensing Errors .......................................................25 Incidence and Prevalence of Dispensing Errors ..................................................25 Community Pharmacy .........................................................................................29 Hospital Pharmacy ..............................................................................................29

Incidence and Types of Extemporaneous and Aseptic Dispensing Errors ...............29 Causes of Dispensing Errors ....................................................................................30