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Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach.
Pollock M, Bazaldua OV, Dobbie AE. Am Fam Physician. 2007;75:231-236, 239-240.

The authors expand on an internationally recognized process for good prescribing by suggesting additional steps—considering drug costs and using technology to minimize medication error.
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