Impact of interruptions and distractions on dispensing errors in an ambulatory care pharmacy

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1319-1325

  Flynn, Elizabeth Allan ^a   Barker, Kenneth N ^a   Gibson, J Tyrone ^b   Pearson, Robert E ^b   Berger, Bruce A ^b   Smith, Leo A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Auburn University ^*

Author keywords

Administration; Ambulatory care; Dispensing; Errors, medication; Personnel, pharmacy; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacists, institutional, hospital; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ERROR; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEOTAPE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033168971     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.13.1319     Document Type: Article

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