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Severity and probability of harm of medication errors intercepted by an emergency department pharmacist.
Patanwala AE, Hays DP, Sanders AB, Erstad BL. Int J Pharm Pract. 2011;19:358-362.

This study found that the medication errors identified by an emergency department pharmacist primarily occurred at the prescribing phase, and the majority had limited potential to harm patients.
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