Statistics show that the most common medication errors involve which of the following health care professionals?
Physicians
Pharmacists
Pharmacy technicians
Transcriptionists
Physicians
Rationale: The most common medication errors involve physicians, with the majority of errors occurring during a physician's ordering (39%). This is followed by drug administration by nurses (38%). The remaining percentages of errors are divided between transcription and pharmacy dispensing.
Health Professions
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