Medication errors in HIV-infected hospitalized patients: a pharmacist's impact.

Kristin H. Eginger; Laura L. Yarborough; Lisa DeVito Inge; Sharon A. Basile; Donald Floresca; Patrick M. Aaronson

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Medication errors in HIV-infected hospitalized patients: a pharmacist's impact.

July 10, 2013

Eginger KH, Yarborough LL, Inge LDV, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2013;47(7-8):953-60.

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The majority of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) admitted to an academic hospital experienced at least one error in the prescribing of their antiretroviral or prophylactic medications. Pharmacists were able to detect and correct more than 90% of errors.

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