Medication Errors Are Preventable
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Medication Errors Are Preventable
The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) defines a "medication error" as "any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. At many occasions a medication error can be caught or is rectified before its administ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacovigilance
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2329-6887
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6887.s2-005