Strategies for safe medication use in ambulatory care settings in the United States.

Asta V Sorensen; Shulamit L. Bernard

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Strategies for safe medication use in ambulatory care settings in the United States.

November 25, 2009

Sorensen AV, Bernard SL. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(3).

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In this study, case studies of medication error prevention efforts in ambulatory practices are used to characterize effective safety strategies, including the use of clinical pharmacists.

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