Characteristics of medication errors with parenteral cytotoxic drugs.

A. Fyhr; R. Akselsson

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Characteristics of medication errors with parenteral cytotoxic drugs.

April 4, 2012

Fyhr A, Akselsson R. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2012;21(5):606-613.

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This Swedish study found that chemotherapy medication errors occurred most frequently at the prescribing and preparation stages.

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