Who really knows their patients' penicillin adverse drug reaction status? A cross-sectional survey

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 113-115

  Fehily, S R ^a   Stuart, R L ^a,b   Horne, K ^a,b   Korman, T M ^a,b   Dendle, C ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction; Antimicrobial stewardship; Patient safety; Penicillin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING; AUSTRALIA; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INCIDENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PENICILLINS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84920941688     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/imj.12634     Document Type: Article

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