ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors in hospitals.

Molly Billstein-Leber; Col Jorge D Carrillo; Angela T. Cassano; Kym Moline; Jennifer J. Robertson

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ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors in hospitals.

October 17, 2018

Billstein-Leber M, Carrillo CJD, Cassano AT, et al. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2018;75(19):1493-1517.

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Pharmacists can play an important role in medication error reduction efforts across health care systems. This document provides recommendations and best practices for health-system pharmacists to improve safety throughout the medication-use process.

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