Origins of and solutions for neonatal medication-dispensing errors.

Jason B Sauberan; Linda M Dean; Jessica Fiedelak; Julie A Abraham

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Origins of and solutions for neonatal medication-dispensing errors.

January 27, 2010

Sauberan JB, Dean LM, Fiedelak J, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(1):49-57.

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This study reports on a quality improvement effort to eliminate errors due to look-alike, sound-alike medications.

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