Safe medication prescribing and monitoring in the outpatient setting

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1257-1258

  Shojania, Kaveh G ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; GLIPIZIDE; OLANZAPINE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG INFORMATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; URTICARIA; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CETIRIZINE; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GLIPIZIDE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; WARFARIN;

EID: 33645981937     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050984     Document Type: Short Survey

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