Added value of pharmacist-acquired drug histories in an orthopaedic ward

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 196-199

  Quennery, S ^a   Cornu, O ^b   Sneyers, B ^a   Yombi, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adverse drugs events; Clinical pharmacist; Drug history; Orthopaedic surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG DOSE; DRUG HISTORY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; ORTHOPEDIC WARD; PHARMACIST;

BELGIUM; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 79961007613     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.66.3.2062546     Document Type: Article

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