The "top 10" drug errors and how to prevent them.

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The "top 10" drug errors and how to prevent them.

June 6, 2007

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The author summarizes a conference session on medication safety improvement and provides insight from a variety of experts on preventing medication errors. Continuing education credit is available.

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