Inpatient medication history verification by pharmacy students

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 65, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2273-2275

  Mersfelder, Tracey L ^a   Bickel, Ryan J ^b  

^a FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BORGESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient information; Pharmaceutical services; Pharmacy; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; EYE DROPS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HORMONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 57149112580     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080013     Document Type: Article

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