Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: A survey of prescription writing in a hospital

BMC Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Calligaris, Laura ^a   Panzera, Angela ^a   Arnoldo, Luca ^a   Londero, Carla ^b   Quattrin, Rosanna ^a   Troncon, Maria G ^b   Brusaferro, Silvio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; WRITING; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67650081167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6904-9-9     Document Type: Article

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