Analysis of Medication-Related Deaths in Denmark

Table 2

Causes of medication errors, examples, and numbers.

Cause	Drug involved	Number
Wrong drug	Lidocaine, morphine	11
Wrong dose	Warfarin not paused, steroids paused	17
Wrong formulation	Methohexital	1
Wrong route	Contrast to nasogastric tube	1
Wrong strength	Thiopental	1
Wrong timing	Amiodarone, heparin	4
No drug despite indication	Insulin, glucose, and antithrombotic	2