Dispensing error rate in a highly automated mail-service pharmacy practice

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 11 I, 2005, Pages 1629-1635

  Teagarden, J Russell ^a,b   Nagle, Becky ^b   Aubert, Ronald E ^a   Wasdyke, Calvin ^b   Courtney, Patrick ^b   Epstein, Robert S ^a  

^a Department of Medical Affairs ^*  (United States)

^b Medco Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated mail service pharmacy; Dispensing accuracy; Dispensing error; Medication error; Prescription processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; POSTAL SERVICE;

EID: 27644535837     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.2005.25.11.1629     Document Type: Article

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