Current approaches to punitive action for medication errors by boards of pharmacy.

Mark Holdsworth; Kristina Wittstrom; Tiffany Yeitrakis

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Current approaches to punitive action for medication errors by boards of pharmacy.

May 22, 2013

Holdsworth M, Wittstrom K, Yeitrakis T. Ann Pharmacother. 2013;47(4):475-81.

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The majority of state licensing boards pursue disciplinary action, such as license suspension, against pharmacists who are involved in medication errors. This occurs despite a consensus that such punitive measures are unlikely to improve patient safety.

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