Accuracy of adverse-drug-event reports collected using an automated dispensing system

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1375-1380

  Romero, Andrew V ^a   Malone, Daniel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Caloric agents; Dextrose; Dispensing; Dosage; Drug use; Drugs, adverse reactions; Errors, medication; Methodology; Naloxone; Opiate antagonists; Opiates; Poisoning; Reports

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AUTOMATED DISPENSING SYSTEM; AUTOMATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJECTION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 22144462813     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp040345     Document Type: Review

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