Characteristics and causes of reported clozapine-related medication errors: analysis of the Ministry of Health database in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Clozapine has shown great efficacy in treating treatment-resistant schizophrenia, but it is associated with a variety of medication- related safety problems. Despite this, there remains a lack of research on medication errors (MEs) associated with its use.

Aim: To characterize the nature and contributory factors of clozapine-related MEs reported from government hospitals and primary care centres in Saudi Arabia (SA).

Current Situation of Medication Errors in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Observational Study.

Objectives: Medication errors are common and highly preventable events that significantly affect patients' health. This nationwide study primarily aims to quantify the rate and level of harm from the reported medication errors and to determine the medication process stages in which the reported errors occurred.

Methods: This retrospective observational study concerns medication errors reported to the General Department of Pharmaceutical Care database from March 2018 to June 2019.