Prescription and transcription errors in multidose-dispensed medications on discharge from hospital: An observational and interventional study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 185-191

  Alassaad, Anna ^a,b   Gillespie, Ulrika ^b   Bertilsson, Maria ^b   Hammarlund Udenaes, Margareta ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

medication error; medication reconciliation; multidose dispensed medications; patient safety; prescription error; transitions in care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MULTIDOSE DRUG DISPENSING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84872964630     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01798.x     Document Type: Review

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