Description of medication errors detected at a drug information centre in Southern Brazil

Description of medication errors detected at a drug information centre in Southern Brazil

Objective: To identify and describe actual or potential medication errors related to drug information inquiries made by staff members of a teaching hospital to a Drug Information Centre from January 2012 to December 2013. Methods: Data were collected from the records of inquiries made by health car...

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Main Authors:	dos Santos L, Winkler N, dos Santos MA, Martinbiancho JK
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2015-03-01
Series:	Pharmacy Practice
Subjects:	Medication Errors Patient Safety Drug Information Services Pharmacy Service Hospital Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.pharmacypractice.org/journal/index.php/pp/article/view/524

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