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Medication errors in an intensive care unit.
Bohomol E, Ramos LH,  D'Innocenzo M. J Adv Nurs. 2009;65:1259-1267. 

Pharmacy problems, including lack of medication availability and transcription problems, were the principal contributors to medication errors in this Brazilian study.
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