Reporting and Learning Systems for Medication Errors: The Role of Pharmacovigilance Centres.

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Reporting and Learning Systems for Medication Errors: The Role of Pharmacovigilance Centres.

November 19, 2014

Bencheikh SR, Cousins D, Benabdallah G, et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; October 2014. ISBN: 9789241507943.

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Drawing from the experience of national organizations working to reduce medication errors, this report provides information about incident reporting of medication errors and learning from these events to support these institutions' collaborative efforts to enhance medication safety.

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