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ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:696–698.

This monthly selection of medication error reports describes a case of misidentifying home medications for a hospitalized patient, how character space limitations in medication administration records may cause medication errors, and fatal misuse of a fentanyl patch on a child. 
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