Prescribing errors in hospital practice.

Mary P. Tully

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Prescribing errors in hospital practice.

October 3, 2012

Tully MP. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;74(4):668-75.

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Highlighting inconsistencies in defining and measuring prescribing errors, this review recommends that health information technology solutions can reduce errors.

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