Important Actions Community Pharmacists Need to Take Now to Reduce Potentially Harmful Dispensing Errors.

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Important Actions Community Pharmacists Need to Take Now to Reduce Potentially Harmful Dispensing Errors.

October 13, 2021

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. October 26, 2021.

Community pharmacies encounter a variety of challenges to medication safety. This webinar focused on high-alert medications and discuss unreliable medication delivery methods. The session also covered vaccination errors and how to prevent them.

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