Investigating the Prevalence and Causes of Prescribing Errors in General Practice: The PRACtICe Study.

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Investigating the Prevalence and Causes of Prescribing Errors in General Practice: The PRACtICe Study.

May 16, 2012

Avery T, Barber N, Ghaleb M, et al. London, UK: General Medical Council; May 2, 2012.

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Examining prescription errors in general practices in England, this report suggests that information technology and incident reporting could address issues that persist since an earlier study.

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