Detection and prevention of medication misadventures in general practice

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 192-199

  Tam, Ka Wae Tammy ^a   Kwok, Hung Kon ^a   Fan, Yuen Man Cecilia ^a   Tsui, Kwok Biu ^a   Ng, Kwok Keung ^a   Ho, King Yip Anthony ^a   Lau, Kam Tong ^a   Chan, Yuk Chun ^a   Tse, Ching Wan Charmaine ^a   Lau, Cheuk Man ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Chart review; Medication error; Patient survey; Voluntary reporting

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 44449118429     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn002     Document Type: Article

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