Prospective study of the incidence, nature and causes of dispensing errors in community pharmacies

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 327-332

  Ashcroft, Darren M ^a   Quinlan, Paul ^b   Blenkinsopp, Alison ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Dispensing error; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG SAFETY; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PACKAGING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 19144372965     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1012     Document Type: Article

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