Prescription errors in Brazilian hospitals: a multi-centre exploratory survey
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Prescription errors in Brazilian hospitals: a multi-centre exploratory survey.
In Brazil, millions of prescriptions do not follow the legal requirements necessary to guarantee the correct dispensing and administration of medication. This multi-centre exploratory study aimed to analyze the appropriateness of prescriptions at four Brazilian hospitals and to identify possible errors caused by inadequacies. The sample consisted of 864 prescriptions obtained at hospital medica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000200009