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•Asia (2)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (30)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (13)

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STUDY

Do emergency physicians attribute drug-related emergency department visits to medication-related problems?

Hohl CM, Zed PJ, Brubacher JR, Abu-Laban RB, Loewen PS, Purssell RA. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:493-502.e4.

STUDY

Incidence, severity and preventability of medication-related visits to the emergency department: a prospective study.

Zed PJ, Abu-Laban RB, Balen RM, et al. CMAJ. 2008;178:1563-1569.

STUDY

Medication assessments by care managers reveal potential safety issues in homebound older adults.

Golden AG, Qiu D, Roos BA. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:492-498.

COMMENTARY

Internally-developed online adverse drug reaction and medication error reporting systems.

Smith KM, Trapskin PJ, Empey PE, Hecht KA, Armitstead JA. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:428-436.

STUDY

Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients.

Riechelmann RP, Tannock IF, Wang L, Saad ED, Taback NA, Krzyzanowska MK. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99:592-600.

DATABASE/DIRECTORY

MEDMARX®.

Rockville, MD: U.S. Pharmacopeia; 2011.

STUDY

Adverse drug events in hospitalized cardiac patients.

Fanikos J, Cina JL, Baroletti S, Fiumara K, Matta L, Goldhaber SZ. Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1465-1469.

STUDY

Analysis of risk factors for adverse drug events in critically ill patients.

Kane-Gill SL, Kirisci L, Verrico MM, Rothschild JM. Crit Care Med. 2012;40:823-828.

STUDY

Potentially inappropriate medications and adverse drug effects in elders in the ED.

Nixdorff N, Hustey FM, Brady AK, Vaji K, Leonard M, Messinger-Rapport BJ. Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26:697-700.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Benzocaine sprays marketed under different names, including Hurricaine, Topex, and Cetacaine.

FDA Public Health Advisory [US Food and Drug Administration Web site]. January 19, 2010.

STUDY

Cost implications of actual and potential adverse events prevented by interventions of a critical care pharmacist.

Kopp BJ, Mrsan M, Erstad BL, Duby JJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:2483-2487.

STUDY

Potential for drug interactions in hospitalized cancer patients.

Riechelmann RP, Moreira F, Smaletz O, Saad ED. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2005;56:286-290.

STUDY

Ambulatory care visits for treating adverse drug effects in the United States, 1995-2001.

Zhan C, Arispe I, Kelley E, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31:372-278.

STUDY

Multi-dose drug dispensing and inappropriate drug use: a nationwide register-based study of over 700 000 elderly.

Johnell K, Fastbom J. Scand J Prim Health Care. 2008;26:86-91.

REVIEW

Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in nursing homes.

Handler SM, Wright RM, Ruby CM, Hanlon JT. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:264-272.

STUDY

Failure to weigh patients in hospital: a medication safety risk.

Hilmer SN, Rangiah C, Bajorek BV, Shenfield GM. Intern Med J. 2007;37:647-650.

STUDY

Time-dependent drug–drug interaction alerts in care provider order entry: software may inhibit medication error reductions.

van der Sijs H, Lammers L, van den Tweel A, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:864-868.

STUDY

Promethazine adverse events after implementation of a medication shortage interchange.

Sheth HS, Verrico MM, Skledar SJ, Towers AL. Ann Pharmacother. 2005;39:255-261.

STUDY

Adverse drug event reporting in intensive care units: a survey of current practices.

Kane-Gill SL, Devlin JW. Ann Pharmacother. 2006;40:1267-73.

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