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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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Impact of a computerized physician order entry system on compliance with prescription accuracy requirements.

Mir C, Gadri A, Zelger GL, Pichon R, Pannatier A. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31:596-602.

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Computerized physician order entry of injectable antineoplastic drugs: an epidemiologic study of prescribing medication errors.

Nerich V, Limat S, Demarchi M, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79:699-706.

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Does the implementation of an electronic prescribing system create unintended medication errors? A study of the sociotechnical context through the analysis of reported medication incidents.

Redwood S, Rajakumar A, Hodson J, Coleman JJ. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2011;11:29.

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Comparison of methods for identifying patients at risk of medication-related harm.

van Doormaal JE, Rommers MK, Kosterink JGW, Teepe-Twiss IM, Haaijer-Ruskamp FM, Mol PGM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e26.

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High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process.

Hartel MJ, Staub LP, Röder C, Eggli S. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:199.

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Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration.

Poon EG, Keohane CA, Yoon CS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:1698-1707.

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Multidisciplinary system for detecting medication errors in antineoplastic chemotherapy.

Serrano-Fabiá A, Albert-Marí A, Almenar-Cubells D, Jiménez-Torres NV. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2010;16:105-112.

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Medication errors with electronic prescribing (eP): two views of the same picture.

Savage I, Cornford T, Klecun E, Barber N, Clifford S, Franklin BD. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:135.

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Pharmacists' interventions in prescribing errors at hospital discharge: an observational study in the context of an electronic prescribing system in a UK teaching hospital.

Abdel-Qader DH, Harper L, Cantrill JA, Tully MP. Drug Saf. 2010;33:1027-1044.

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Adverse drug event rates in six community hospitals and the potential impact of computerized physician order entry for prevention.

Hug BL, Witkowski DJ, Sox CM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:31-38.

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An unintended consequence of electronic prescriptions: prevalence and impact of internal discrepancies.

Palchuk MB, Fang EA, Cygielnik JM, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:472-476.

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Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly.

Peron EP, Marcum ZA, Boyce R, Hanlon JT, Handler SM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:1-10.

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Critical drug–drug interactions for use in electronic health records systems with computerized physician order entry: review of leading approaches.

Classen DC, Phansalkar S, Bates DW. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:61-65.

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Bedouch P, Allenet B, Grass A, et al. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2009;34:187-195.

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Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing.

Rodriguez-Gonzalez CG, Herranz-Alonso A, Martin-Barbero ML, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:72-78.

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National study on the frequency, types, causes, and consequences of voluntarily reported emergency department medication errors.

Pham JC, Story JL, Hicks RW, et al. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:485-492.

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Do calculation errors by nurses cause medication errors in clinical practice? A literature review.

Wright K. Nurse Educ Today. 2010;30:85-97.

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Computerized decision support for medication dosing in renal insufficiency: a randomized, controlled trial.

Terrell KM, Perkins AJ, Hui SL, Callahan CM, Dexter PR, Miller DK. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56:623-629.

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Paediatric dosing errors before and after electronic prescribing.

Jani YH, Barber N, Wong ICK. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:337-340.

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