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Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.

March 18, 2010

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.

This article describes errors associated with bar coded medication administration and provides strategies to avoid mistakes that stem from workarounds and overrides, disruptions in the medication administration process, and pharmacy dispensing errors.

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