A systematic review of medication safety outcomes related to drug interaction software

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Wong, Kevin ^a,c   Yu, Savio K H ^a   Holbrook, Anne ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Computerized decision support systems; Drug interactions; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG INTERACTION DETECTION COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84873457366     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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