Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists.

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Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists.

July 14, 2010

Rothschild JM, Churchill W, Erickson A, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55(6):513-21.

In this direct observation study, emergency department pharmacists identified approximately one actual or potential medication error per 13 patients.

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