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Prescription drug time guarantees and their impact on patient safety in community pharmacies.

June 10, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition! September 6, 2012;17:1-4.

This newsletter article discusses results from a survey of community pharmacists on how time guarantees affect their practice.

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