Medication safety in community pharmacy: a qualitative study of the sociotechnical context.

Denham Phipps; Peter R. Noyce; Dianne Parker; Darren M. Ashcroft

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Medication safety in community pharmacy: a qualitative study of the sociotechnical context.

December 2, 2009

Phipps D, Noyce PR, Parker D, et al. BMC Health Serv Res. 2009;9:158.

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This human factors study examined components of the work environment in outpatient pharmacies that influenced pharmacists' ability to ensure medication safety.

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