Physician errors
  • Inadequate regimen(number of drugs,duration)
  • Adding single drug to a failing regimen
  • Insufficient patient education
Patient related causes
  • Omitting some drugs
  • Interrupting treatment
  • Changing the dosage
Miscellaneous causes
  • Irregular drug supply
  • Inadequate standardization and bio availability
  • Confusion in trade names and dispensing errors