Detection and prevention of medication misadventures in general practice.

Ka Wae Tammy Tam; Kon Hung Kwok; Yuen Man Cecilia Fan; Kwok Biu Tsui; Kwok Keung Ng; King Yip Anthony Ho; Kam Tong Lau; Yuk Chun Chan; Ching Wan Charmaine Tse; Cheuk Man Lau

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Detection and prevention of medication misadventures in general practice.

June 29, 2011

Tam KWT, Kwok KH, Fan YMC, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20(3):192-9.

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In this study conducted in outpatient primary care clinics, chart review and patient surveys detected more adverse drug events than voluntary reporting systems.

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