Prescription for Improving Patient Safety: Addressing Medication Errors.

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Prescription for Improving Patient Safety: Addressing Medication Errors.

March 21, 2007

The Medication Errors Panel. Sacramento, CA: California State Senate; March 2007.

This report shares findings from an expert panel convened to study the causes of medication error in the outpatient setting and provide recommendations for reducing errors associated with prescription and over-the-counter medications.

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