<![CDATA[Medication safety is an essential component of pharmaceutical care, and prescribing errors remain a potential source of preventable medication-related harm despite the implementation of electronic prescribing systems.This study aimed to determine the prevalence and types of e-prescribing errors in electronic prescriptions at UPTD RSD Dr. H. Soemarno Sosroatmodjo Tanjung Selor. A quantitative descriptive study was conducted by reviewing electronic prescriptions recorded in the hospital information system during May and June 2026. From a population of 2,500 electronic prescriptions, 360 prescriptions were assessed using a validated observation checklist covering patient identification, medication selection, dosage, administration route and frequency, medication duplication, drug interactions, contraindications, prescriber information, signa completeness, dosage form, number of medications, and electronic entry accuracy. The results showed that 354 prescriptions (98.3%) contained no prescribing errors, while 6 prescriptions (1.7%) contained at least one error. The most frequent error involved incomplete signa or medication instructions, occurring in two prescriptions (0.6%). Dose appropriateness, administration frequency, medication contraindications, and the number of medications prescribed each accounted for one prescription (0.3%). These findings indicated a low observed prevalence of e-prescribing errors; however, continuous pharmacist-led prescription screening remained necessary to identify residual errors that might not be detected automatically by electronic prescribing systems.]]>
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