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Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists.

Rothschild JM, Churchill W, Erickson A, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:513-521.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors in the emergency department: need for pharmacy involvement?

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2011;8:1-7.

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Evaluation of the role of the critical care pharmacist in identifying and avoiding or minimizing significant drug–drug interactions in medical intensive care patients.

Rivkin A, Yin H. J Crit Care. 2011;26:104.e1-104.e6.

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Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

Lee JY, Leblanc K, Fernandes OA, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1887-1895.

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Formal medicine reconciliation within the emergency department reduces the medication error rates for emergency admissions.

Mills PR, McGuffie AC. Emerg Med J. 2010;27:911-915.

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Pharmacist- versus physician-acquired medication history: a prospective study at the emergency department.

De Winter S, Spriet I, Indevuyst C, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:371-375.

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Effect of pharmacists on medication errors in an emergency department.

Brown JN, Barnes CL, Beasley B, Cisneros R, Pound M, Herring C. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:330-333.

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Effect of emergency medicine pharmacists on medication-error reporting in an emergency department.

Weant KA, Humphries RL, Hite K, Armitstead JA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:1851-1855.

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Characteristics of medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals participating in the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative.

Takata GS, Taketomo CK, Waite S; for the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2036-2044.

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On-site pharmacists in the ED improve medical errors.

Ernst AA, Weiss SJ, Sullivan A IV, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2012;30:717-725.

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Medication reconciliation in a rural trauma population.

Miller SL, Miller S, Balon J, Helling TS. Ann Emerg Med. 2008;52:483-491.

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Association between license status and medication errors.

Conroy S. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:305-306.

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Improving medication safety with accurate preadmission medication lists and postdischarge education.

Gardella JE, Cardwell TB, Nnadi M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:452-458.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Common cause analysis.

Clapper C, Crea K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2010;7:30-35.

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Adopting real-time surveillance dashboards as a component of an enterprisewide medication safety strategy.

Waitman LR, Phillips IE, McCoy AB, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:326-332.

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The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department.

Vasileff HM, Whitten LE, Pink JA, Goldsworthy SJ, Angley MT. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31:373-379.

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Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer.

Boockvar KS, Livote EE, Goldstein N, Nebeker JR, Siu A, Fried T. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e16.

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A prospective, multicenter study of pharmacist activities resulting in medication error interception in the emergency department.

Patanwala AE, Sanders AB, Thomas MC, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59:369-373.

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Developing a programme for medication reconciliation at the time of admission into hospital.

Manzorro AG, Zoni AC, Rieiro CR, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2011;33:603-609.

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Effect of admission medication reconciliation on adverse drug events from admission medication changes.

Boockvar KS, Blum S, Kugler A, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:860-861.

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