Dispensing errors and counseling quality in 100 pharmacies.

Elizabeth A. Flynn; Kenneth N. Barker; Bruce A. Berger; Kimberly Braxton Lloyd; Patrick D. Brackett

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Dispensing errors and counseling quality in 100 pharmacies.

July 15, 2009

Flynn EA, Barker KN, Berger BA, et al. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2009;49(2):171-80.

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This study of community chain pharmacies directly observed a 22% dispensing error rate, which is similar to findings from a study several years ago. However, the pharmacists' counseling rate of 27% was significantly lower in this study.

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