Analysis of community chain pharmacists' interventions on electronic prescriptions

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-64

  Warholak, Terri L ^a   Rupp, Michael T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical interventions; E prescribing; Medication errors; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 63849258842     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08013     Document Type: Article

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