How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk.

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How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk.

February 19, 2020

Gabler E. New York Times. January 31, 2020.

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Pharmacists are instrumental to safe medication use in the ambulatory setting. This news story discusses factors in retail pharmacy environment that degrade pharmacists’ ability to safely practice, which include production pressure, required multitasking, and distraction. Strategies highlighted to mitigate the problem that have been inconsistently applied include scheduled breaks and staff supervision limits.

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