Deriving dose limits for warnings in electronic prescribing systems: Statistical analysis of prescription data at university hospital Birmingham, UK

Drug Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-298

  Coleman, Jamie J ^a,b,c   Hodson, James ^a   Ferner, Robin E ^b,c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E prescribing; Medication errors; University of Birmingham

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG DOSE; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER DOSE WARNING LIMIT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84858767127     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11594810-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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