Avoiding Potential Medication Errors Associated with Non-intuitive Medication Abbreviations
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Avoiding Potential Medication Errors Associated with Non-intuitive Medication Abbreviations.
BACKGROUND Pharmaceutical companies use a variety of abbreviations to denote short- and long-acting medications. Errors involving the administration of these medications are frequently reported. OBJECTIVES To evaluate comprehension rates for abbreviations used to denote short- and long-acting medications and to evaluate whether changes to medication labels could reduce potential errors in the...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1920-2903,0008-4123
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v64i4.1036