Incorrect drug selection at the point of dispensing: A study of potential predisposing factors

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-60

  Anto, Berko ^a   Barlow, David ^a   Oborne, C Alice ^b   Whittlesea, Cate ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

causes; dispensing error; drug selection error; hospital; risk management

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CALCITRIOL; CANDESARTAN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOBAZAM; CLONIDINE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; COCODAMOL; DICLOFENAC; DIHYDROCODEINE; FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUSIDATE SODIUM; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HYDROCORTISONE; ITRACONAZOLE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NAPROXEN; PREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFUSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SELECTION ERROR; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 78751517854     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.2010.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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