Hospitals put pharmacists in the ER to cut medication errors.

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Hospitals put pharmacists in the ER to cut medication errors.

June 18, 2014

Silverman L. Morning Edition. National Public Radio. June 9, 2014.

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This radio segment discusses the experience of a pediatric medical center that hired pharmacists for its emergency department to review medication orders before the medicine is dispensed and administered in an effort to prevent medication errors.

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