The impact of technology on safe medicines use and pharmacy practice in the US.

Philip J. Schneider

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The impact of technology on safe medicines use and pharmacy practice in the US.

January 30, 2019

Schneider PJ. Front Pharmacol. 2018;9:1361.

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Advances in technologies for the medication use system have enabled pharmacists to participate in safety improvement. This review summarizes technology-enabled changes in medicine use systems and how this has affected the role of pharmacists in inpatient environments.

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