Dispensing Standardised Medication in a Tertiary Hospital
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How many hospital pharmacy medication dispensing errors go undetected?
BACKGROUND Hospital pharmacies dispense large numbers of medication doses for hospitalized patients. A study was conducted at an academic tertiary care hospital to characterize the incidence and severity of medication dispensing errors in a hospital pharmacy. METHODS Direct observation of dispensing processes was undertaken to determine presence of errors with review by a physician panel to d...
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تاریخ انتشار 2015