Omitted medication doses: Frequency and severity

Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-177

  Lawler, Christopher ^a   Welch, Susan A ^b   Brien, Jo Anne E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ATORVASTATIN; DIAZEPAM; DOCUSATE SODIUM; PARACETAMOL; PRAVASTATIN; RAMIPRIL; SALBUTAMOL; SENNA EXTRACT; SORBITOL; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; OMITTED MEDICATION DOSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHARMACIST; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 7644229384     PISSN: 1445937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jppr2004343174     Document Type: Article

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