Dispensing errors in hospital pharmacy: incidence, causes and impact of automation

Dispensing medication is inherently risky and errors are inevitable occurrences. Pharmacists are encouraged to monitor dispensing errors so that risk reduction strategies can be implemented. Automated dispensing systems (ADS) are advocated as a key error reduction strategy. However, little research...

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Main Author: James, Kathryn Lynette
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.566220