The Institute for Safe Medication Practices and poison control centers: collaborating to prevent medication errors and unintentional poisonings.

Allen J. Vaida

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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices and poison control centers: collaborating to prevent medication errors and unintentional poisonings.

June 10, 2015

Vaida AJ. J Med Toxicol. 2015;11(2):262-264.

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Poison control centers serve as data collection points for ambulatory medication errors that result in harm. This commentary highlights how reporting programs that collect such data can collaborate and disseminate information about medication-related incidents to reduce errors and promote improvement.

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