Medication errors in the ambulatory treatment of pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

David G Bundy; Michael L Rinke; Andrew D Shore; Rodney W Hicks; Laura Morlock; Marlene R Miller

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Medication errors in the ambulatory treatment of pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

September 3, 2008

Bundy DG, Rinke ML, Shore AD, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(9):552-559, 497.

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This study used MEDMARX data to characterize medication errors in the prescribing of medications for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Most errors were detected by pharmacists and were committed at the prescribing stage.

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