Retrospective analysis of medication incidents reported using an on-line reporting system

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 359-365

  Ashcroft, Darren M ^a   Cooke, Jonathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital; Medication errors; Medication incidents; Medication use; Reporting; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; MONITORING; NURSING STAFF; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DRUG UTILIZATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846679287     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9040-8     Document Type: Article

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