A prescription and administration error of cisplatin: A case report

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 64-65

  Pourrat, Xavier ^b   Antier, Daniel ^a   Crenn, Isabelle ^a   Calais, Gilles ^a   Jonville Bera, Annie Pierre ^a   Rouleau, Annick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cisplatin; Computerised prescribing; France; Medication error

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PANCYTOPENIA; PHARMACEUTICS; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CISPLATIN; COMPUTERS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 1842584516     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000018602.02535.70     Document Type: Article

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