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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: when pharmacy is closed.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2012;9:11-17.

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Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.

Boockvar KS, Carlson Lacorte H, Giambanco V, Fridman B, Siu A. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:236-243.

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Inter-rater reliability of a classification system for hospital adverse drug event reports.

Haynes K, Hennessy S, Morales KH, et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2008;83:485-488.

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Nurses relate the contributing factors involved in medication errors.

Tang FI, Sheu SJ, Yu S, Wei IL, Chen CH. J Clin Nurs. 2007;16:447-457.

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The risk of adverse drug events and hospital-related morbidity and mortality among older adults with potentially inappropriate medication use.

Page RL 2nd, Ruscin JM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:297-305.

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Reliability evaluation of the adapted National Coordinating Council Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) index.

Snyder RA, Abarca J, Meza JL, Rothschild JM, Rizos A, Bates DW. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2007:16:1006-1013.

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Impact of computerized prescriber order entry on the incidence of adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients.

Holdsworth MT, Fichtl RE, Raisch DW, et al. Pediatrics. 2007;120:1058-1066.

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.

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Internal reporting system to improve a pharmacy's medication distribution process.

Rickrode GA, Williams-Lowe ME, Rippe JL, Theriault RH Jr. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:1197-1202.

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ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2011.

Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69:768-785.

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The safety of hospital stroke care.

Holloway RG, Tuttle D, Baird T, Skelton WK. Neurology. 2007;68:550-555.

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Nursing home error and level of staff credentials.

Scott-Cawiezell J, Pepper GA, Madsen RW, Petroski G, Vogelsmeier A, Zellmer D. Clin Nurs Res. 2007;16:72-78.

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The costs of adverse drug events in community hospitals.

Hug BL, Keohane C, Seger DL, Yoon C, Bates DW. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:120-126.

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Reporting trends in a regional medication error data-sharing system.

Anderson JG, Ramanujam R, Hensel DJ, Sirio CA. Health Care Manag Sci. 2010;13:74-83.

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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.

REVIEW

Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods.

Meyer-Massetti C, Cheng CM, Schwappach DL, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:227-240.

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Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on inpatient medication reconciliation errors.

Salanitro AH, Osborn CY, Schnipper JL, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:924-932.

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Frequency of HIV-related medication errors and associated risk factors in hospitalized patients.

Pastakia SD, Corbett AH, Raasch RH, Napravnik S, Correll TA. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;42:491-497.

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Medication-error reporting and pharmacy resident experience during implementation of computerized prescriber order entry.

Weant KA, Cook AM, Armitstead JA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:526-530.

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Antecedents of severe and nonsevere medication errors.

Chang YK, Mark BA. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2009;41:70-78.

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