The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: A naturalistic stepped wedge study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 629-638

  Franklin, Bryony Dean ^a,b   Reynolds, Matthew ^a   Sadler, Stacey ^c   Hibberd, Ralph ^b   Avery, Anthony J ^d   Armstrong, Sarah J ^d   Mehta, Rajnikant ^d   Boyd, Matthew J ^e   Barber, Nick ^b,f  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS Rushcliffe Clinical Commissioning Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^f Health Foundation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG LABELING; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84905025455     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002776     Document Type: Article

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