Frequency, types, and potential clinical significance of medication-dispensing errors
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Frequency, Types, and Potential Clinical Significance of Medication-Dispensing Errors
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Many dispensing errors occur in the hospital, and these can endanger patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of dispensing errors by a unit dose drug dispensing system, to categorize the most frequent types of errors, and to evaluate their potential clinical significance. METHODS A prospective study using a direct observation method to detect med...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1807-5932
DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322009000100003