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STUDY

Out-of-hospital medication errors: a 6-year analysis of the national poison data system.

Shah K, Barker KA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:1080-1085.

COMMENTARY

Medication reconciliation campaign in a clinic for homeless patients.

Moczygemba LR, Gatewood SB, Kennedy AK, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69:558-562.

STUDY

Outpatient prescribing errors and the impact of computerized prescribing.

Gandhi TK, Weingart SN, Seger AC, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2005;20:837-841.

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Perceptions of standards-based electronic prescribing systems as implemented in outpatient primary care: a physician survey.

Wang CJ, Patel MH, Schueth AJ, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:493-502.

STUDY

Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions.

Davis TC, Federman AD, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Int Med. 2009;24:57-62.

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Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is associated with reduced risk of serious bleeding events.

Metlay JP, Hennessy S, Localio AR, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:1589-1594.

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Functional decline associated with polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications in community-dwelling older adults with dementia.

Lau DT, Mercaldo ND, Shega JW, Rademaker A, Weintraub S. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2011;26:606-615.

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Ambulatory prescribing errors among community-based providers in two states.

Abramson EL, Bates DW, Jenter C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:644-648.

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Addition of electronic prescription transmission to computerized prescriber order entry: effect on dispensing errors in community pharmacies.

Moniz TT, Seger AC, Keohane CA, Seger DL, Bates DW, Rothschild JM. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:158-163.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.

STUDY

Medication errors reported by US family physicians and their office staff.

Kuo GM, Phillips RL, Graham D, Hickner JM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:286-290.

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Errors associated with outpatient computerized prescribing systems.

Nanji KC, Rothschild JM, Salzberg C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:767-773.

AUDIOVISUAL

Preventing medication mistakes.

Wu A, Critser G. Minnesota Public Radio; May 2, 2012.

COMMENTARY

Lethal Cap.

Schillinger D. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

STUDY

Identifying discrepancies in electronic medical records through pharmacist medication reconciliation.

Stewart AL, Lynch KJ. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2012;52:59-66.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

USA Today news series: clarifying the issues and embracing community pharmacy safety.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 28, 2008;13:1-2.

STUDY

Using nurses and office staff to report prescribing errors in primary care.

Kennedy AG, Littenberg B, Senders JW. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20:238-245.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

System breakdown: 4 med errors, 250 scripts/day.

Mulligan M. Drug Topics. July 1, 2009;153:22-24,26.

STUDY

Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors.

Abramson EL, Barrón Y, Quaresimo J, Kaushal R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:470-478.

STUDY

Risk factors in preventable adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients.

Zandieh SO, Goldmann DA, Keohane CA, Yoon C, Bates DW, Kaushal R. J Pediatr. 2008;152:225-231.

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