A feasibility study for recording of dispensing errors and 'near misses' in four UK primary care pharmacies

Drug Safety

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 803-813

  Chua, Siew Siang ^a,b   Wong, Ian C K ^a,d   Edmondson, Hilary ^c   Allen, Caroline ^c   Chow, Jean ^c   Peacham, Joanne ^c   Hill, Graham ^c   Grantham, Jenny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c Direct of Hlth Social Care North   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; ERROR; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; DRUG PACKAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACIES; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0042856267     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200326110-00005     Document Type: Review

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