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Cardiovascular drugs: linked to many errors.
Santell JP. Drug Topics. June 20, 2005;149:HSE9.

This article summarizes analysis from MEDMARXSM data that revealed 80,000 errors involving cardiovascular drugs. The author makes recommendations for preventing such errors.

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