Concept
Medication-related events involving incorrect administration or dosage of medications identified during a hospital stay.
Notes
This clinical group does not include events caused by medications in therapeutic use.
Selection criteria
T36–T50
Identified as diagnosis type (2)
Codes
Code descriptions
T36.–
Poisoning by systemic antibiotics
T37.–
Poisoning by other systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics
T38.–
Poisoning by hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified
T39.–
Poisoning by nonopioid analgesics, antipyretics and antirheumatics
T40.–
Poisoning by narcotics and psychodysleptics (hallucinogens)
T41.–
Poisoning by anesthetics and therapeutic gases
T42.–
Poisoning by antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs
T43.–
Poisoning by psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified
T44.–
Poisoning by drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system
T45.–
Poisoning by primarily systemic and hematological agents, not elsewhere classified
T46.–
Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system
T47.–
Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system
T48.–
Poisoning by agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system
T49.–
Poisoning by topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and by ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological and dental drugs
T50.–
Poisoning by diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances
