Drug administration errors - What information is required to enable patients to safely take their drugs?;Verabreichungsfehler - Welche informationen braucht ein patient um seine arzneimittel-therapie sicher durchzuführen?

Therapeutische Umschau

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 363-365

  Haefeli, Walter E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Innere Medizin VI   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLISTER PACK; CAREGIVER; CONTAINER; DEVICE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; INGESTION; INHALATION; INJECTION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SKILL; TABLET; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

DRUG LABELING; DRUG TOXICITY; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; GERMANY; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745477912     PISSN: 00405930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0040-5930.63.6.363     Document Type: Review

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