Prescriptions analysis by clinical pharmacists in the post-operative period: a 4-year prospective study.

B. Charpiat; S. Goutelle; M. Schoeffler; F. Aubrun; J-P Viale; C. Ducerf; G. Leboucher; B. Allenet

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Prescriptions analysis by clinical pharmacists in the post-operative period: a 4-year prospective study.

March 29, 2012

Charpiat B, Goutelle S, Schoeffler M, et al. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2012;56(8):1047-51.

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This study found that pharmacist intervention can detect a significant number of medication-related problems in the postoperative setting.

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