A system approach to dispensing errors: A national study on perceptions of the Finnish community pharmacists

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 823-833

  Teinilä, Tuula ^a   Grönroos, Virpi ^a   Airaksinen, Marja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Dispensing error; Finland; Medication error; Medication safety; Pharmacist opinion; Pharmacist perception; System approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISPENSING ERROR; DRUG PACKAGING; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; JOB STRESS; MEDICATION ERROR; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SAFETY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PACKAGING; FINLAND; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 56549100880     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-008-9233-4     Document Type: Article

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