Safeguards for using and Designing automated dispensing cabinets

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Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Grissinger, Matthew ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED DISPENSING CABINET; AUTOMATION; BILLING AND CLAIMS; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICINE CHEST; PHARMACY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCRIPTION; REFERENCE DATABASE; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 84866919968     PISSN: 10521372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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