A qualitative systemic analysis of drug dispensing in Swiss hospital wards

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 343-352

  Gadri, Amina ^a   Pichon, Renaud ^a   Zelger, Georges L ^a  

^a Pharmacie des Hôpitaux du Nord Vaudois et de la Broye PHNVB   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Drug dispensing; Floor stock distribution; Hospital pharmacy; Medication safety; Nurses; Pillbox dispensing; Qualitative study; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ALOXIPRIN; BACLOFEN; BROMAZEPAM; CAPTOPRIL; CLOMETHIAZOLE; ELTROXINE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; IBUPROFEN; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; LOPERAMIDE; LOPERAMIDE MEPHA; LORAZEPAM; LYSOPAIINE; MAPROTILINE; OXAZEPAM; PANTOPRAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; TORASEMIDE; TRAZODONE;

ARTICLE; BLISTER PACK; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG STORAGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; NURSE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; TABLET; WARD;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DRUG PACKAGING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSES; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWITZERLAND; TABLETS;

EID: 46149102279     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-007-9184-1     Document Type: Article

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