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Variability in pharmacy interpretations of physician prescriptions.
Wolf MS, Shekelle P, Choudhry NK, Agnew-Blais J, Parker RM, Shrank WH. Med Care. 2009;47:370-373.

This study discovered variability in pharmacists' interpretation of physician prescriptions, raising concerns about the consistency of information provided to patients about safe medication use.
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