Intravenous drug preparation practices: A survey in a French university hospital

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 276-279

  Tilleul, Patrick ^a   Mons, Bisserka ^b   Schmitt, Claude ^b   Laporte, Jean Marie ^b   Begue, Dominique ^b  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b MDS Pharma Services   (France)

Author keywords

Current practices; France; Hospital pharmacy; Intravenous drug delivery system; Nurses; Procedures; Safety

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DRUG COMPOUNDING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0345095318     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000006522.84493.4e     Document Type: Review

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