Reducing the risk of medication errors in women

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-67

  Grissinger, Matthew C ^a   Kelly, Kate ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CELECOXIB; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; FEMHRT; FINASTERIDE; FLUOXETINE; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IBUPROFEN; KAVA; LETROZOLE; LEVOTHYROXINE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; OLANZAPINE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TAMSULOSIN;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER; DEPRESSION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

EID: 14644417920     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2005.14.61     Document Type: Article

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