Medication errors in community pharmacy: An investigation into the types and potential causes

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-112

  Lynskey, D ^b   Haigh, S J ^a   Patel, N ^a   MacAdam, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b National Pharmacy Association ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; COCODAMOL; DIGOXIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FUROSEMIDE; FUSIDATE SODIUM; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RAMIPRIL; SALBUTAMOL; TRAMADOL; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PACKAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 34249806297     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/ijpp.15.2.0005     Document Type: Article

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