Example transcribing errors for doctors and pharmacy technicians
| Doctor or pharmacy technician | Description of error | Error type | Potential severity |
| Doctor | No maximum frequency specified for ibuprofen gel | Clinical safety | Minor |
| Doctor | Fexofenadine 18 mg dose transcribed instead of 180 mg | Writing error | Minor |
| Doctor | Bisoprolol omitted from TTO | Omissions | Significant |
| Doctor | Esomeprazole transcribed instead of omeprazole | Writing error | Significant |
| Doctor | Incorrect device specified for salbutamol inhaler | Writing error | Significant |
| Doctor | Chlorpromazine transcribed onto TTO but clinical notes say to stop as prolonged QTc interval | Clinical safety | Serious |
| Pharmacy technician | Adcal D3 chosen instead of Evacal D3 | Writing error | Minor |
| Pharmacy technician | Aspirin transcribed at night instead of in the morning | Writing error | Minor |
| Pharmacy technician | No maximum dose specified for paracetamol | Clinical safety | Minor |
| Pharmacy technician | Tiotropium handihaler frequency transcribed twice-daily instead of once-daily | Dosing error | Significant |
| Pharmacy technician | Vagifem route transcribed orally instead of per vagina | Writing error | Significant |
| Pharmacy technician | Aspirin omitted from TTO | Omissions | Significant |