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Prescribing errors in hospital inpatients: their incidence and clinical significance.
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BACKGROUND: It has been estimated that 1-2% of US inpatients are harmed by medication errors, the majority of which are errors in prescribing. The UK Department of Health has recommended that serious errors in the use of prescribed drugs should be reduced by 40% by 2005; however, little is known about the current incidence of prescribing errors in the UK. This pilot study sought to investigate their incidence in one UK hospital. METHODS: Pharmacists prospectively recorded details of all presc...
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- Journal:
- Quality and safety in health care
- Volume:
- 11
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 340-344
- Publication date:
- 2002-12-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1475-3901
- ISSN:
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1475-3898
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:450580
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:450580
- Source identifiers:
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450580
- Deposit date:
- 2014-02-27
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- Copyright date:
- 2002
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