Closing the loop of the medication use process using electronic medication administration registration

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 185-190

  Lenderink, Bertil W ^a   Egberts, Toine C G ^b  

^a GGZ Midden Brabant   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bedside pharmacy; Hospital pharmacy; Medication use process; Registration and documentation; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AUTOMATION; AWARENESS; DRUG USE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 4043092853     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000035843.42226.e0     Document Type: Review

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