Auditing prescribing errors in a psychiatric hospital. Are pharmacists' interventions effective?

Hospital Pharmacist

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 203-206

  Stubbs, Jean ^a   Haw, Camilla ^a   Cahill, Caroline ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; LITHIUM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2442452786     PISSN: 13527967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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