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Despite the implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry systems, errors occur and their patterns and system gaps remain understudied in outpatient nephrology clinics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study analyzed 552 CKD patients attending a tertiary nephrology clinic in Egypt (January\u2013July 2024). We conducted standardized medication reviews using National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) and Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE) criteria to classify medication-related problems.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Medication-related problems occurred in 23.5% of patients (130\/552), with 140 errors identified. Overdose (38.5%) and legacy prescribing (35.8%) were most common, primarily involving statins (24.3%), vitamin D analogs (15.7%), and prokinetics (14.3%). A dose-response relationship emerged: patients prescribed &amp;gt;14 medications had an 8.94-fold higher odds of errors (46.5% error rate) versus those on 1\u20134 medications (7.4%). Post-transplant status independently increased risk (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 4.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.45\u201311.72), reflecting the complexity of immunosuppressive regimens. Errors persisted for a median of 174 days, underscoring system deficiencies such as absent estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)-based dosing alerts.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite the use of Computerized Physician Order Entry systems, medication-related problems persist in CKD outpatients, driven by polypharmacy and inadequate clinical decision support system functionality. Prioritizing eGFR-integrated alerts, pharmacist-led reconciliation, and deprescribing protocols for high-risk patients (eg, those with &amp;gt;10 medications) could mitigate errors. 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