Drug shortages: Process for evaluating impact on patient safety

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 943-951

  MacDonald, Elyse ^a   Fox, Erin ^b   Tyler, Linda ^c  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Drug Information Service   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

checklists; drug shortage; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DRUG SHORTAGE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84255208922     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4612-943     Document Type: Article

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