Severity and probability of harm of medication errors intercepted by an emergency department pharmacist.

Asad E. Patanwala; Daniel P. Hays; Arthur B. Sanders; Brian L. Erstad

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Severity and probability of harm of medication errors intercepted by an emergency department pharmacist.

December 14, 2011

Patanwala AE, Hays DP, Sanders AB, et al. Int J Pharm Pract. 2011;19(5):358-62.

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This study found that the medication errors identified by an emergency department pharmacist primarily occurred at the prescribing phase, and the majority had limited potential to harm patients.

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