Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review of an underestimated public health topic.

Maria Rosaria Gualano; Giuseppina Lo Moro; Gianluca Voglino; Dario Catozzi; Fabrizio Bert; Roberta Siliquini

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Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review of an underestimated public health topic.

February 10, 2021

Gualano MR, Lo Moro G, Voglino G, et al. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2021;22(8):1051-1059.

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Medication errors are a major source of preventable patient harm. Based primarily on data from national poison centers, this review summarizes the incidence self-administered medication errors in domestic settings and the role of healthcare professionals in ensuring that medication instructions are clear and understood by patients and caregivers.

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