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System breakdown: 4 med errors, 250 scripts/day.
Mulligan M. Drug Topics. July 1, 2009;153:22-24,26.

This article reports on an informal survey and shares anecdotes from community pharmacists about how workload and patient consultation can affect medication safety.
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