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Safety still compromised by computer weaknesses.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 25, 2005;10:1-3.

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) reports on a 2005 field test that indicates many pharmacy computer systems are unable to detect potential errors. The results show no improvement in such systems since the last field test in 1999.
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