medication error

US: /ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən ˈɛrər/

Definition

Definition of medication error - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

mistake in prescribing, preparing or giving medicine to a patient

TECH.

The hospital reviewed the case to understand how the medication error occurred.
The nurse reported the medication error immediately to her supervisor.
A double-check system was introduced to reduce medication error rates.

approximately

nearby

roughly

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Expressions with medication

medication kicks in

exp.

medication starts to take effect

The pain will lessen once the medication kicks in.

giving medication

act of administering medicine to someone

Giving medication is essential in patient care.

prescription medication

medicine that can only be obtained with written approval from a health professional

The doctor gave her a prescription medication to treat the infection.

self-medication

taking medicine without professional advice

Self-medication can be dangerous if not done properly.

medication kicking in

adj.

describing symptoms or feelings caused by medicine starting to act

His medication kicking in symptoms included drowsiness and calmness.

non-medication

thing that is not a drug or medicine

They tried a non-medication for their pain.

Expressions with error

fat-finger error

mistake made by pressing wrong key

He sent the email to the wrong person due to a fat-finger error.

schoolboy error

basic mistake made by someone inexperienced

He made a schoolboy error in the final match.

error out

stop working because of a mistake

The system might error out during the update.

by trial and error

adv.

learning by trying different methods

She solved the puzzle by trial and error.

room for error

margin allowed for mistakes in a process

The project plan includes room for error.

see the error of one's ways

understand reasons why previous actions were wrong or mistaken

He finally saw the error of his ways and apologized.

margin for error

allowance for mistakes in a process or activity

The project plan includes a margin for error.

error crept in

exp.

mistake appeared slowly in writing or speaking

An error crept in during the final edit of the report.

typing error

mistake made when pressing the wrong keys while typing

There was a typing error in the email address.

trial-and-error

gaining knowledge through repeated attempts

His success was due to trial-and-error.

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French:erreur médicamenteuse, ...
German:Medikationsfehler, ...
Italian:errore di terapia, ...
Spanish:error de medicación, ...
Portuguese:erro de medicação, ...
Chinese:用药错误, ...
Japanese:投薬ミス, ...
Arabic:خَطَأ دَوَائِيّ, ...
Hebrew:שְׁגִיאַת תְּרוּפָה, ...
Russian:медикаментозная ошибка, ...
Ukrainian:медикаментозна помилка, ...
Hindi:दवा संबंधी त्रुटि, ...
Bengali:ওষুধ সংক্রান্ত ভুল, ...
Catalan:error de medicació, ...
Czech:medikační chyba, ...
Danish:medicineringsfejl, ...
Dutch:medicatatiefout, ...
Greek:φαρμακευτικό σφάλμα, ...
Hungarian:gyógyszerelési hiba, ...
Khmer:កំហុសក្នុងការប្រើថ្នាំ, ...
Korean:투약 오류, ...
Persian:خطای دارویی, ...
Polish:błąd lekowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):erro de medicação, ...
Romanian:eroare de medicație, ...
Swedish:läkemedelsfel, ...
Thai:ความคลาดเคลื่อนทางยา, ...
Turkish:ilaç hatası, ...
Vietnamese:sai sót dùng thuốc, ...

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