Intensive pharmacy input at admission - A pilot project

Hospital Pharmacist

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 339-340

  Shah, Kajal ^a   Needle, Richard ^a   Foss, Tracey ^a,b   Watson, Kieron ^a   Allsopp, Nicola ^a  

^a O and G   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; INSULIN; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STATINE DERIVATIVE; WARFARIN;

ACCURACY; COST CONTROL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW;

EID: 4644336846     PISSN: 13527967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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