Frequency of HIV-related medication errors and associated risk factors in hospitalized patients

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 491-497

  Pastakia, Sonak D ^a   Corbett, Amanda H ^b   Raasch, Ralph H ^b   Napravnik, Sonia ^c   Correll, Todd A ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Clinical pharmacy; HIV; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

ATAZANAVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42049085476     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K547     Document Type: Article

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