Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008.

Elizabeth E. Roughead; Susan J. Semple

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Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008.

January 4, 2010

Roughead EE, Semple SJ. Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2009;6:18.

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This study summarizes the spectrum of medication errors and resultant clinical consequences in Australia, estimating that nearly 200,000 medication-related hospital admissions occur yearly.

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