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ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:960-964.

This monthly selection reports on pump programming errors that led to overdoses of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), miscommunication regarding dose and indication for alteplase, and a warning to not use empty prelabeled syringes.
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