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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To protect against drug errors, ask questions.

Brody JE. New York Times. January 2, 2007:F7.

STUDY

Diagramming patients' views of root causes of adverse drug events in ambulatory care: an online tool for planning education and research.

Brown M, Frost R, Ko Y, Woosley R. Patient Educ Couns. 2006;62:302-315.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Multiple latent failures align to allow a serious drug interaction to harm a patient.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 5, 2011;16:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reducing patient harm from opiates.

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

COMMENTARY

Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach.

Pollock M, Bazaldua OV, Dobbie AE. Am Fam Physician. 2007;75:231-236, 239-240.

STUDY

Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.

Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:887-94.

REVIEW

Health literacy, medication errors, and health outcomes: is there a relationship?

Warner A, Menachemi N, Brooks RG. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:542-551.

BOOK/REPORT

Risk Management Pearls on Disclosure of Adverse Events.

Amori G. Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2006.

STUDY

Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies.

Bradshaw M, Tomany-Korman S, Flores G. Pediatrics. 2007;120:e225-e235.

TOOLKIT

"Talk About Prescriptions" Month.

National Council on Patient Information and Education.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survey results: community liaison programs to decrease hospital readmissions.

ISMP Medication Safey Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 7, 2013;18:1-3.

COMMENTARY

What medications does your patient take? Enhancing medication safety in the outpatient setting.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. March 14, 2007.

BOOK/REPORT

Prescription for Improving Patient Safety: Addressing Medication Errors.

The Medication Errors Panel. Sacramento, CA: California State Senate; March 2007.

STUDY

Patient-centered approach for improving prescription drug warning labels.

Webb J, Davis TC, Bernadella P, et al. Patient Educ Couns. 2008;72:443-449.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42:12-13, 36.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication mistakes that can kill.

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

COMMENTARY

Partners in safety: implementing a community-based patient safety advisory council.

Leonhardt KK, Bonin D, Pagel P. Wisc Med J. 2006;105;54-59.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Catching deadly drug mistakes.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. January 18, 2010;D5.

STUDY

A comprehensive pharmacist intervention to reduce morbidity in patients 80 years or older: a randomized controlled trial.

Gillespie U, Alassaad A, Henrohn D, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:894-900.

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.

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