Prescription errors with cytotoxic drugs and the inadequacy of existing classifications

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 339-343

  Slama, Cyril ^a   Jerome, Joëlle ^a   Jacquot, Christian ^a   Bonan, Brigitte ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Cytotoxic drug handling; Cytotoxic drugs; Error classifications; Pharmaceutical analysis; Prescription errors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYTARABINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; EPIRUBICIN; GEMCITABINE; MITOMYCIN C;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG FORMULARY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHARMACIST; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 26844530481     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-005-6034-x     Document Type: Article

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