Variability in pharmacy interpretations of physician prescriptions.

Michael S. Wolf; Paul G. Shekelle; Niteesh K. Choudhry; Jessica Agnew-Blais; Ruth M. Parker; William H. Shrank

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Variability in pharmacy interpretations of physician prescriptions.

March 4, 2009

Wolf MS, Shekelle PG, Choudhry NK, et al. Med Care. 2009;47(3):370-373.

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This study discovered variability in pharmacists' interpretation of physician prescriptions, raising concerns about the consistency of information provided to patients about safe medication use.

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