Dispensing errors and counseling quality in 100 pharmacies

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-182

  Flynn, Elizabeth A ^a   Barker, Kenneth N ^a   Berger, Bruce A ^a   Lloyd, Kimberly Braxton ^a   Brackett, Patrick D ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Counseling; Dispensing errors; Medication errors; Medication safety; Quality of service

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67449101683     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2009.08130     Document Type: Article

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