Using the medical emergency team to supplement an existing adverse drug event reporting framework

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-199

  Van De Vreede, Melita ^a,c   Leong, Tim ^b  

^a Master Health Services Management   (Australia)

^b The Alfred ^*  (Australia)

^c Pharmacy Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DOPAMINE; FLUMAZENIL; HALOPERIDOL; IRBESARTAN; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OXYCODONE; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALBUTAMOL; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; DYSTONIA; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL DISEASE; OXYGEN SATURATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 35348999005     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2007.tb00743.x     Document Type: Article

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