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GPs are making too many mistakes when prescribing drugs to patients, the official regulator says.
A General Medical Council review said errors were being made for one in six people on prescription drugs.
Its study - based on 1,200 patients - found the elderly and the young were the worst affected.
But the report said many mistakes were only minor and some would have been corrected by the pharmacist before the patients were actually given the drugs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17911049
A General Medical Council review said errors were being made for one in six people on prescription drugs.
Its study - based on 1,200 patients - found the elderly and the young were the worst affected.
But the report said many mistakes were only minor and some would have been corrected by the pharmacist before the patients were actually given the drugs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17911049