Improving the quality of written prescriptions in a general hospital: the influence of 10 years of serial audits and targeted interventions.

J. Gommans; P. McIntosh; S. Bee; W. Allan

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Improving the quality of written prescriptions in a general hospital: the influence of 10 years of serial audits and targeted interventions.

April 30, 2008

Gommans J, McIntosh P, Bee S, et al. Intern Med J. 2008;38(4):243-8.

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Periodic audit and feedback on prescribing errors resulted in near elimination of prescribing errors related to incorrect dosing or route of administration.

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