Preventing errors with high-risk medications.

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Preventing errors with high-risk medications.

August 28, 2019

Wiley F. Drug Topics. August 2019;1633:16-18.

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High-alert medications have the potential to cause serious patient harm if not administered correctly. Reporting on challenges to medication safety in the context of home, hospital, and cancer care, this news article recommends patient and health care professional education and support for collaboration with pharmacists as avenues for improvement.

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