Prescribing errors in psychiatry

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 208-210

  Paton, Carol ^a   Gill Banham, Stuart ^a  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOZAPINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; LITHIUM SALT; LONG ACTING DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G; POTASSIUM;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; ORGAN INJURY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHARMACIST; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0037983772     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.27.6.208     Document Type: Article

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