Geometric probability distribution for modeling of error risk during prescription dispensing.

Brian J Carnahan; Saeed Maghsoodloo; Elizabeth A Flynn; Kenneth N Barker

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Geometric probability distribution for modeling of error risk during prescription dispensing.

June 14, 2006

Carnahan BJ, Maghsoodloo S, Flynn EA, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(11):1056-61.

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Investigators observed pharmacy staff to determine the probability of at least one dispensing error per work day and found that a geometric probability distribution could model rates of dispensing errors.

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