ISMP medication error report analysis - Oral solid medication appearance should play a greater role in medication error prevention; Some nurses unaware of proper use of sensorcaine Vials; Tall man letters in rxNorm; Tamiflu concentration change

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 830-834

  Cohen, Michael ^a   Smetzer, Judy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BUPIVACAINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; GENERIC DRUG; OSELTAMIVIR; PLACEBO;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOEQUIVALENCE; CONSUMER; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; INSOMNIA; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

EID: 80955126730     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4611-830     Document Type: Article

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