Medication errors: The importance of safe dispensing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 676-680

  De Smet, Peter A G M ^a   Cheung, Ka Chun ^c   Bouvy, Marcel L ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dispensing errors; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MEDICATION ERROR; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 67649467670     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03428.x     Document Type: Note

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