What constitutes a medication error incident?

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What constitutes a medication error incident?
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A medication error incident is any preventable event that could result in harm to a patient, or has resulted in harm, involving prescription, preparation, dispensing, administration, or monitoring of medication. This includes near misses – errors that were caught before reaching the patient.