Preventing medication errors in community pharmacy: frequency and seriousness of medication errors.

P. Knudsen; H. Herborg; A. R. Mortensen; M. Knudsen; A. Hellebek

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Preventing medication errors in community pharmacy: frequency and seriousness of medication errors.

March 24, 2011

Knudsen P, Herborg H, Mortensen AR, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(4):291-6.

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The study investigated the frequency and severity of medication errors and near misses in community pharmacies in Denmark, using data obtained through written reports and a web-based reporting system.

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