Comment: Frequency of medication errors with intravenous acetylcysteine for acetaminophen overdose

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1914-1915

  Mullins, Michael E ^a   Dribben, William H ^b   Halcomb, S Eliza ^b   McCammon, Craig A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL;

DILUTION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDOTES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 57449089022     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K685a     Document Type: Letter

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