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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Buying the wrong medicine overseas.

Chase M. Wall Street Journal. August 16, 2005:D1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To be safe, keep track of pills.

Foreman J. Los Angeles Times. September 4, 2006:F3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Your attention please... designing effective warnings.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 24, 2006;11:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The consumer: and now, a warning about labels.

Franklin D. New York Times. October 25, 2005:F1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Manic for medication safety: bar codes and drug information databases are helping to reduce medication errors.

Rogoski RR. Health Manage Technol. February 2007;28:14, 16-18.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Promethazine conundrum: IV can hurt more than IM injection!

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 2, 2006;11:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient, protect thyself.

Szabo L. USA Today. February 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication mistakes that can kill.

Haiken M. Caring.com. August 17, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Mistakes, some deadly, haunt county jails.

Carter M. Seattle Times. March 9, 2007:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A silent epidemic.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 20, 2007:HE01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Cause of death: sloppy doctors.

Caplan J. Time.com. January 15, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A cure for scrawl: doctors being encouraged to switch to e-prescriptions.

Cohen R. Star-Ledger. August 12, 2007;Business section:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Tablet splitting: Do it only if you "half" to, and then do it safely.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 18, 2006;11:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reducing patient harm from opiates.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 22, 2007;12:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Drug errors show need for tech aid.

Landro L. The Wall Street Journal. June 1, 2005:D4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Potassium may no longer be stocked on patient care units, but serious threats still exist!

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 4, 2007;12:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Tenfold errors can lead to tragedy.

Sipkoff M. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). August 21, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Accuracy at every step: the challenge of medication reconciliation.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Web site. March 20, 2006.

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