The influence of formulation and medicine delivery system on medication administration errors in care homes for older people.

David Phillip Alldred; Claire Standage; Olivia Fletcher; Imogen Savage; James Carpenter; Nick Barber; David Kenneth Raynor

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The influence of formulation and medicine delivery system on medication administration errors in care homes for older people.

April 22, 2011

Alldred DP, Standage C, Fletcher O, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(5):397-401.

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This analysis of medication administration errors at nursing homes found that inhalers and liquid medications were much more likely to be administered incorrectly than tablets or capsules.

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