Medication errors made by health care professionals. Analysis of the Finnish Poison Information Centre data between 2000 and 2007

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 769-774

  Kuitunen, Tapio ^a   Kuisma, Pia ^b   Hoppu, Kalle ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Poison Information Centre

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BISOPROLOL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FUROSEMIDE; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MAGNESIUM; MIDAZOLAM; MIRTAZAPINE; NAPROXEN; OCTREOTIDE; PANCREAS ENZYME; PICOSULFATE SODIUM; RISPERIDONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; SEASONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 45849100122     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-008-0496-4     Document Type: Article

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