Role of clinical pharmacists' interventions in detection and prevention of medication errors in a medical ward

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-284

  Khalili, Hossein ^a   Farsaei, Shadi ^a   Rezaee, Haleh ^b   Dashti Khavidaki, Simin ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacist; Hospital; Infectious diseases; Iran; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960157686     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-011-9494-1     Document Type: Article

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