How to prevent medication errors in long-term care: Part 2

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 646-658

  Grissinger, Matthew ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Consultant pharmacist; Contributing factors; Medication errors; Nonpunitive environment

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 34548010535     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/tcp.n.2007.646     Document Type: Review

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