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Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists.
Rothschild JM, Churchill W, Erickson A, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:513-521.
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In this direct observation study, emergency department pharmacists identified approximately one actual or potential medication error per 13 patients.
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