ACOG Committee Opinion #531: improving medication safety.

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ACOG Committee Opinion #531: improving medication safety.

July 19, 2017

Improvement C on PS and Q. Obstet Gynecol. 2012;120(2 Pt 1):406-410.

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This guideline describes human factors that contribute to medication errors and recommends tactics to improve medication safety, including computerized physician order entry and electronic prescribing.

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