Medication Errors was specifically written to provide the health care community with practical guidance in making medicine safer for patients. The book presents insights into the origin of many medicine errors, including drug names, drug packaging and labeling, and error-prone abbreviations and dose expressions.

Experts also provide in-depth analysis of errors in prescribing, dispensing, drug administration, and use of drug-delivery devices. The book scrutinizes high-risk treatments, such as cancer chemotherapy and immunologic drugs, and high-risk patient populations, such as pediatric and neonatal patients. A full chapter is devoted to high-alert medicines and precautions regarding their use. Other key chapters present topics such as disclosing errors, clinical bioethics of safe medication practices, and managing risks through a culture of safety.