Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population.

April D. Miller; Christina C. Piro; Celeste N. Rudisill; Brandon Bookstaver; Jennifer D. Bair; Charles L. Bennett

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Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population.

December 15, 2010

Miller AD, Piro CC, Rudisill CN, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44(11):1739-46.

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This study found an increase in medication error rates during evening, nighttime, and weekend shifts. Medication administration and dispensing were the most common error types noted.

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