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Impact of stewardship interventions on antiretroviral medication errors in an urban medical center: a three year, multi-phase study.

Zucker J, Mittal J, Jen S-P, et al. Impact of Stewardship Interventions on Antiretroviral Medication Errors in an Urban Medical Center: A 3-Year, Multiphase Study. Pharmacotherapy. 2016;36(3):245-51. doi:10.1002/phar.1716.

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April 27, 2016
Zucker J, Mittal J, Jen S-P, et al. Pharmacotherapy. 2016;36(3):245-51.
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At baseline, nearly half of patients prescribed antiretroviral treatment for HIV at a university hospital had at least one medication error and 38% had uncorrected errors at discharge. Introducing education and computerized provider order entry only slightly decreased those rates. Launching a stewardship program with prospective audits and feedback in the third year of the study reduced errors at discharge to 12%.

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Zucker J, Mittal J, Jen S-P, et al. Impact of Stewardship Interventions on Antiretroviral Medication Errors in an Urban Medical Center: A 3-Year, Multiphase Study. Pharmacotherapy. 2016;36(3):245-51. doi:10.1002/phar.1716.