Commentary Current status of the monitoring of medication practice. Citation Text: Cousins D. Current status of the monitoring of medication practice. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(5 Suppl 3):S49-56. doi:10.2146/ajhp080605. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 8, 2009 Cousins D. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(5 Suppl 3):S49-56. View more articles from the same authors. Reporting on proceedings from a global conference, this commentary reviews consensus statements developed to standardize outcome, process, and structural measures for safe medication practice in hospitals. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Cousins D. Current status of the monitoring of medication practice. 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