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

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 152-

  Zolnierz, Michael ^a   Sesin, Paul ^a   Motha, Robert ^a  

^a Charlton Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG OVERDOSE; FLOW RATE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MEDICATION ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OVERDOSE; TIME FACTORS; DRUG OVERDOSE;

EID: 58549102910     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1K685b     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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