This paper explores the medical errors being faced by healthcare organizations. Errors in medication involves the failure that occurs within the process of treatment which has the possibility of causing the patient harm. The paper discusses the classification of medication errors, including prescribing errors, dispensing errors, and administration errors. It also provides ways in which medication errors can be prevented. The subject of the paper is healthcare, and it does not mention any specific course code, course name, or college/university. The document type is an essay, and the assignment type is not mentioned.