Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey of prescription writing in a hospital.

Laura Calligaris; Angela Panzera; Luca Arnoldo; Carla Londero; Rosanna Quattrin; Maria G Troncon; Silvio Brusaferro

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Errors and omissions in hospital prescriptions: a survey of prescription writing in a hospital.

July 1, 2009

Calligaris L, Panzera A, Arnoldo L, et al. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2009;9:9.

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In this study conducted at an Italian university hospital, nearly one in five prescriptions were either incomplete or illegible.

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