Avoiding medication errors-what is the best evidenced based practice

International Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1722-1739

  Samaranayake, N R ^a   Cheung, B M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Computerized physician order entry; Dispensing errors; Drug administration errors; Medication errors; Prescribing errors

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; ROBOTICS;

EID: 79953850376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0975766X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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