A 3-year study of medication incidents in an acute general hospital.

L. Song; W. C M Chui; C. P. Lau; B. M Y Cheung

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A 3-year study of medication incidents in an acute general hospital.

April 23, 2008

Song L, Chui WCM, Lau CP, et al. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2008;33(2):109-14.

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This analysis of adverse drug events at a hospital in Hong Kong found that dosing errors were most common, and more errors were associated with handwritten prescriptions than computerized provider order entry.

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