Potential medication errors associated with computer prescriber order entry.

Elena Villamañán; Yolanda Larrubia; Margarita Ruano; Manuel Vélez; Eduardo Armada; Alicia Herrero; Rodolfo Alvarez-Sala

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Potential medication errors associated with computer prescriber order entry.

August 15, 2013

Villamañán E, Larrubia Y, Ruano M, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2013;35(4):577-83.

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This study, conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Spain, found that medication prescribing errors persisted even after the introduction of computerized provider order entry.

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