Drug related problems and pharmacist interventions in a geriatric unit employing electronic prescribing.

Mélina Raimbault-Chupin; Laurence Spiesser-Robelet; Véronique Guir; Cédric Annweiler; Olivier Beauchet; Marie-Anne Clerc; Frédéric Moal

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Drug related problems and pharmacist interventions in a geriatric unit employing electronic prescribing.

November 20, 2013

Raimbault-Chupin M, Spiesser-Robelet L, Guir V, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2013;35(5):847-53.

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Potential adverse drug events (ADEs) continued to occur on a geriatric hospital ward despite use of computerized provider order entry. Student pharmacists were able to identify potential ADEs and implement preventive measures.

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