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Patient Safety Bibliography

Adverse Drug Reactions and Adverse Drug Events

Bibliography

  • Kanaan AO, Donovan JL, Duchin NP, et al. Adverse drug events after hospital discharge in older adults: types, severity, and involvement of Beers Criteria Medications. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Nov;61(11):1894-9. PubMed PMID: 24116689
  • Krähenbühl-Melcher A, Schlienger R, Lampert M, Haschke M, Drewe J, Krähenbühl S. Drug-related problems in hospitals: a review of the recent literature. Drug Saf. 2007;30(5):379-407. Review. PubMed PMID: 17472418
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  • Cresswell KM, Fernando B, McKinstry B, Sheikh A. Adverse drug events in the elderly. Br Med Bull. 2007;83:259-74. PubMed PMID: 17580312
  • Rommers MK, Teepe-Twiss IM, Guchelaar HJ. Preventing adverse drug events in hospital practice: an overview.Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2007 Oct;16(10):1129-35. PubMed PMID: 17610221
  • Routledge PA, O'Mahony MS, Woodhouse KW. Adverse drug reactions in elderly patients. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2004 Feb;57(2):121-6. PubMed PMID: 14748810
  • Chang A, Schyve PM, Croteau RJ, O'Leary DS, Loeb JM. The JCAHO patient safety event taxonomy: a standardized terminology and classification schema for near misses and adverse events. Int J Qual Health Care. 2005; 17: 95-105. PubMed PMID: 15723817
  • Armor BL, Bulkley C. English as a second language is a risk for an adverse drug event. J Patient Saf. 2014;10(4):231-2. PubMed PMID: 24522225
  • O'Connor M, Grissinger M. An Analysis of Reported Adverse Drug Reactions. Pa Patient Saf Advis. 2014 Jun;11(2):61-8.

Other Resources

  • ISMP QuarterWatch: Monitoring FDA MedWatch Reports
  • Conway J, Federico F, Stewart K, Campbell MJ. Respectful Management of Serious Clinical Adverse Events (Second Edition). IHI Innovation Series white paper. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2011.

Clinical Informatics in Medication Safety

Books

  • Phelps PK, ed. Smart Infusion Pumps: Implementation, Management, and Drug Libraries.2nd edition. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2016. ISBN: 978-1-58528-513-6
  • Wachter R. The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. ISBN: 0201571849467

Bibliography

  • Buntin MB, Burke MF, Hoaglin MC, Blumenthal D. The benefits of health information technology: a review of the recent literature shows predominantly positive results. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Mar;30(3):464-71. PubMed PMID: 21383365
  • van der Sijs H, Aarts J, Vulto A, Berg M. Overriding of drug safety alerts in computerized physician order entry. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006 Mar-Apr;13(2):138-47. PubMed PMID: 16357358
  • Kaushal R, Shojania KG, Bates DW. Effects of computerized physician order entry and clinical decision support systems on medication safety: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med. 2003 Jun 23;163(12):1409-16. PubMed PMID: 12824090
  • Kuperman GJ, Gibson RF. Computer physician order entry: benefits, costs, and issues. Ann Intern Med. 2003 Jul 1;139(1):31-9. PubMed PMID: 12834316
  • Allison GM, Weigel B, Holcroft C. Does electronic medication reconciliation at hospital discharge decrease prescription medication errors? Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2015;28(6):564-73. PubMed PMID: 26156431
  • Leung AA, Denham CR, Gandhi TK, et al. A Safe Practice Standard for Barcode Technology. J Patient Saf. 2015 Jun;11(2):89-99. PubMed PMID: 24618650
  • Avery AJ, Rodgers S, Cantrill JA, et al. A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet. 2012;379:1310-1319. PubMed PMID:22357106
  • Forni A, Chu HT, Fanikos J. Technology utilization to prevent medication errors. Curr Drug Saf. 2010 Jan;5(1):13-8. PubMed PMID: 20210714
  • Schnipper JL, Hamann C, Ndumele CD, et al. Effect of an electronic medication reconciliation application and process redesign on potential adverse drug events: a cluster-randomized trial. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Apr 27;169(8):771-80. PubMed PMID: 19398689
  • Koppel R, Wetterneck T, Telles JL, Karsh BT. Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: their occurrences, causes, and threats to patient safety. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):408-23. PubMed PMID: 18436903
  • Mahoney CD, Berard-Collins CM, Coleman R, Amaral JF, Cotter CM. Effects of an integrated clinical information system on medication safety in a multi-hospital setting. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Sep 15;64(18):1969-77. PubMed PMID: 17823111
  • Nebeker JR, Hoffman JM, Weir CR, Bennett CL, Hurdle JF. High rates of adverse drug events in a highly computerized hospital. Arch Intern Med. 2005 May 23;165(10):1111-6. PubMed PMID: 15911723
  • Rothschild JM, Keohane CA, Cook EF, et al. A controlled trial of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 2005 Mar;33(3):533-40. PubMed PMID: 15753744

Other Resources

  • Bates DW, Evans RS, Murff H, Stetson PD, Pizziferri L, Hripcsak G. Detecting adverse events using information technology. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2003 Mar-Apr;10(2):115-28. PubMed PMID: 12595401

Communication Failures

Bibliography

  • Berger JT, Sten MB, Stockwell DC. Patient handoffs: Delivering content efficiently and effectively is not enough. Int J Risk Saf Med. 2012;24(4):201-5. PubMed PMID: 23135334
  • Armor BL, Bulkley C. English as a second language is a risk for an adverse drug event. J Patient Saf. 2014;10(4):231-2. PubMed PMID: 24522225
  • Kannan L, Blocher N. Cultural Impact on Medication Instructions: The Case of the Turkish Teaspoon. J Patient Saf. 2015. PubMed PMID: 25828054
  • Callinan SM, Brandt NJ. Tackling Communication Barriers Between Long-Term Care Facility and Emergency Department Transfers to Improve Medication Safety in Older Adults. J Gerontol Nurs. 2015; 41(7):8-13. PubMed PMID: 26126025
  • Smith KJ, Handler SM, Kapoor WN, Martich GD, Reddy VK, Clark S. Automated Communication Tools and Computer-Based Medication Reconcilliation to Decrease Hospital Discharge Medication Errors. Am J Med Qual. 2015;pii: 1062860615574327. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25753453

Disclosure

Bibliography

  • O'Connor E, Coates HM, Yardley IE, Wu AW. Disclosure of patient safety incidents: a comprehensive review. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010 Oct;22(5):371-9. PubMed PMID: 20709703
  • Gallagher TH, Bell SK, Smith KM, Mello MM, McDonald TB. Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients: tackling three tough cases. Chest. 2009 Sep;136(3):897-903. PubMed PMID: 19736193
  • Boyle D, O'Connell D, Platt FW, Albert RK. Disclosing errors and adverse events in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2006 May;34(5):1532-7. PubMed PMID: 16540948
  • Leone D, Lamiani G, Vegni E, Larson S, Roter DL. Error disclosure and family members' reactions: does the type of error really matter? Patient Educ Cous. 2014 Apr;98(4):446-52. PubMed PMID: 25630608
  • Sukalich S, Elliott JO, Ruffner G. Teaching medical error disclosure to residents using patient-centered simulation training. Acad Med. 2014 Jan; 89(1):136-43. PubMed PMID 24280843
  • Kachalia A, Bates DW. Disclosing medical errors: the view from the USA. Surgeon. 2014 Apr; 12(2):64-7. PubMed PMID 24461211
  • Leape LL. Full disclosure and apology - an idea whose time has come. Physician Exec. 2006 Mar-Apr;32(2):16-8. PubMed PMID: 16615398

Economic Impact

Bibliography

  • Hug BL, Keohane C, Seger DL, Yoon C, Bates DW. The costs of adverse drug events in community hospitals. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012 Mar;38(3):120-6. PubMed PMID: 22435229
  • Paradis AR, Stewart VT, Bayley KB, Brown A, Bennett AJ. Excess cost and length of stay associated with voluntary patient safety event reports in hospitals. Am J Med Qual. 2009 Jan-Feb;24(1):53-60. PubMed PMID: 19139464
  • Pinilla J, Murillo C, Carrasco G, Humet C. Case-control analysis of the financial cost of medication errors in hospitalized patients. Eur J Health Econ. 2006 Mar;7(1):66-71. PubMed PMID: 16369841
  • Lassetter JH, Warnick ML. Medical errors, drug-related problems, and medication errors: a literature review on quality of care and cost issues. J Nurs Care Qual. 2003 Jul-Sep;18(3):175-81; quiz 182-3.PubMed PMID: 12856901
  • Bates DW, Spell N, Cullen DJ, et al. The costs of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients. Adverse Drug Events Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1997 Jan 22-29;277(4):307-11. PubMed PMID: 9002493

Errors in Medicine and Human Error

Bibliography

  • Royal S, Smeaton L, Avery AJ, Hurwitz B, Sheikh A. Interventions in primary care to reduce medication related adverse events and hospital admissions: systematic review and meta-analysis. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006 Feb;15(1):23-31. PubMed PMID: 16456206
  • Pronovost PJ, Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, Lubomski LH, Morlock LL. Defining and measuring patient safety. Crit Care Clin. 2005 Jan;21(1):1-19, vii. PubMed PMID: 15579349
  • Tam VC, Knowles SR, Cornish PL, Fine N, Marchesano R, Etchells EE. Frequency, type and clinical importance of medication history errors at admission to hospital: a systematic review. CMAJ. 2005 Aug 30;173(5):510-5. PubMed PMID: 16129874
  • Leape LL. Error in medicine. JAMA. 1994; 272: 1851-7. PubMed PMID: 7503827
  • Reason J. Human error: models and management. BMJ. 2000; 320: 768-70. PubMed PMID: 10720363
  • Reason J. Understanding adverse events: human factors. Qual Health Care. 1995; 4: 80-9. PubMed PMID: 10151618
  • Blendon RJ, DesRoches CM, Brodie M, et al. Views of practicing physicians and the public on medical errors. N Engl J Med. 2002; 12: 1933-40. PubMed PMID: 12477944

Event Detection

Bibliography

  • Cullen DJ, Bates DW, Small SD, Cooper JB, Nemeskal AR, Leape LL. The incident reporting system does not detect adverse drug events: a problem for quality improvement. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1995; 21: 541-8. PubMed PMID: 8556111
  • Hartnell N, Mackinnon N, Sketris I, Fleming M. Identifying, understanding, and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: a focus group study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012; 21: 361-8. PubMed PMID: 22389018
  • Hazell L and Shakir SA. Under-reporting of adverse drug reactions: a systematic review. Drug Saf. 2006; 29: 385-96. PubMed PMID: 16689555
  • Meyer-Massetti C, Cheng CM, Schwappach DL, et al. Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011; 68: 227-40. PubMed PMID: 21258028
  • Naessens JM, Campbell CR, Huddleston JM, et al. A comparison of hospital adverse events identified by three widely used detection methods. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009; 21: 301-7. PubMed PMID: 19617381
  • Thomas EJ and Peterson LA. Measuring errors and adverse events in health care. J Gen Intern Med. 2003; 18: 61-7. PubMed PMID: 12534766
  • Ferranti J, Horvath MM, Cozart H, Whitehurst J, Eckstrand J. Reevaluating the safety profile of pediatrics: a comparison of computerized adverse drug event surveillance and voluntary reporting in the pediatric environment. Pediatrics. 2008; 121: e1201-7. PubMed PMID: 18450863
  • Classen DC, Pestotnik SL, Evans RS, Burke JP. Description of a computerized adverse drug event monitor using a hospital information system. Hosp Pharm. 1992; 27: 774, 776-9, 783. PubMed PMID: 10121426
  • Koppel R, Leonard CE, Localio AR, Cohen A, Auten R, Strom BL. Identifying and quantifying medication errors: evaluation of rapidly discontinued medication orders submitted to a computerized physician order entry system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008; 15: 461-5. PubMed PMID: 18436910
  • Mitchell I, Schuster A, Smith K, Pronovost P, Wu A. Patient Safety reporting: a qualitative study of thoughts and perceptions of experts 15 years after 'To Err is Human'. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;pii:bmjqs-2015-004405. PubMed PMID: 26217037
  • Flynn EA, Barker KN, Pepper GA, Bates DW, Mikeal RL. Comparison of methods for detecting medication errors in 36 hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002; 59: 436-46. PubMed PMID: 11887410
  • Barker KN, Flynn EA, Pepper GA. Observation method of detecting medication errors. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2002; 59: 2314-6. PubMed PMID: 12489369
  • Olsen S, Neale G, Schwab K, et al. Hospital staff should use more than one method to detect adverse events and potential adverse events: incident reporting, pharmacist surveillance and local real-time record review may all have a place. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007; 16: 40-4. PubMed PMID: 17301203
  • Sari AB, Sheldon TA, Cracknell A, Turnbull A. Sensitivity of routine system for reporting patient safety incidents in an NHS hospital: retrospective patient case note review. BMJ. 2007; 334: 79. PubMed PMID: 17175566
  • Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Weingart SN, et al. Comparing patient-reported hospital adverse events with medical record review: do patients know something that hospitals do not? Ann Intern Med. 2008; 149: 100-8. PubMed PMID: 18626049
    Dormann H, Meth-Selbach U, Krebs S, et al. Incidence and costs of adverse drug reactions during hospitalisation: computerised monitoring versus stimulated spontaneous reporting. Drug Saf. 2000; 2: 161-8. PubMed PMID: 10672897
  • O'Neil AC, Peterson LA, Cook EF, Bates DW, Lee TH, Brennan TA. Physician reporting compared with medical record review to identify adverse medical events. Ann Intern Med. 1993; 119: 370-6. PubMed PMID: 8338290
  • Shojania KG. The frustrating case of incident-reporting systems. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008; 17: 400-2. PubMed PMID: 19064653
  • Westbrook JI, Li L, Lehnbom EC, et al. What are incident reports telling us? A comparative study at two Australian hospitals of medication errors identified at audit, detected by staff and reported to an incident system. Int J Qual Health Care. 2015; 27: 1-9. PubMed PMID: 25583702
  • Gandhi TK, Seger DL, Bates DW. Identifying drug safety issues: from research to practice. Int J Qual Health Care. 2000; 12: 69-76. PubMed PMID: 10733086
  • Morimoto T, Gandhi TK, Seger AC, Hsieh TC, Bates DW. Adverse drug events and medication errors: detection and classification methods. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004; 13: 306-14. PubMed PMID: 15289635
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  • Bates DW, Evans RS, Murff H, Stetson PD, Pizziferri L, Hripcsak G. Detecting adverse events using information technology. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2003; 10: 115-28. PubMed PMID: 12595401

High Alert Medications - Anticoagulants

Bibliography

  • Murray JM, Hellinger A, Dionne R, et al. Utility of a dedicated pediatric cardiac anticoagulaion program: the Boston Children's Hospital experience. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Apr;36(4):842-50. PubMed PMID: 25573076
  • Moore SJ, Blair EA, Steeb DR, et al. Impact of video technology on efficiency of pharmacist-provided anticoagulation counseling and patient comprehension. Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Jun;49(6):631-8. PubMed PMID: 25788517
  • Schillig J, Kaatz S, Hudson M, et al. Clinical and Safety impact of an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service. J Hosp Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;6)6):322-8. PubMed PMID: 21834113
  • Nutescu EA, Wittkowsky AK, Witt DM, et al. Integrating electronic health records in the delivery of optimized anticoaguation therapy. Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Jan;49(1):125-6. PubMed PMID: 25524928
  • Fanikos J, Fiumara K, Baroletti S, et al. Impact of smart infusion technology on administration of anticoagulants (unfractionated Heparin, Argatroban, Leopirudin, and Bivalirudin). Am J Cardiol. 2007 Apr 1;99(7):1002-5. PubMed PMID: 17398201
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Other Resources

High Alert Medications - Chemotherapy

Bibliography

  • Weingart SN, Toro J, Spencer J, et al. Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy. Cancer. 2010 May 15;116(10):2455-64. PubMed PMID: 20225328
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Other Publications

  • ISMP International Medication Safety Self Assessment for Oncology. 2012.

High Alert Medications - Insulin

Bibliography

  • Cousins D, Rosario C, Scarpello J. Insulin, hospitals, and harm: a review of patient safety incidents reported to the National Patient Safety Agency. Clin Med. 2011 Feb;11(1);28-30. PubMed PMID: 21404780
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  • Lefkowitz M. Do different body colors and labels of insulin pens enhance a patient's ability to correctly identify pens for injecting long-acting versus short-acting insulins? J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Jan1;5(1):136-49. PubMed PMID: 21303636
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  • Schaefer MK, Kossover RA, Perz JF. Sharing insulin pens: Are you putting patients at risk? Diabetes Care. 2013 Nov;35(11):e188-9. PubMed PMID: 24159184
  • Gaunt MJ. The Current State of "Wrong Patient" Insulin Pen Injections. Pa Patient Saf Advis. 2015 Sep;12(3):110-5.

Other Resources

  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Considering insulin pens for routine hospital use? Consider this… ISMP Med Saf Alert Acute Care. 2008;13(9):1-3.
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Ongoing concern about insulin pen reuse shows hospitals need to consider transitioning away from them. ISMP Med Saf Alert Acute Care. 2013;18(3):1-2.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC clinical reminder: insulin pens must never be used for more than one person. 2012 Jan 05.
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Hazard alert: reuse of insulin pen for multiple patients risks transmission of bloodborne disease. ISMP Med Saf Alert Acute Care. 2009;14(3):1-2.
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices. A crack in our best armor: “wrong patient” insulin pen injections alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning. ISMP Med Saf Alert Acute Care. 2014;19(21):1-5
  • Department of Veterans Affairs. Patient safety alert: multi-dose pen injectors. 2013 Jan 17.
  • Institute for Safe Medication Practices. A clinical reminder about the safe use of insulin vials. ISMP Med Saf Alert Acute Care. 2013 Feb 21;18(4);1-4.
  • One and Only Campaign. Insulin pen safety – one insulin pen, one person. 2012.

High Alert Medications - Opioids

Bibliography

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Other Resources

  • Pennsylvania Hospital Engagement Network: Organization Assessment Of Safe Opioid Practices. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. 2014.
  • Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Pennsylvania Hospital Engagement Network, Pennsylvania Medical Society. Opioid Knowledge Self-Assessment. Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority. 2013.
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  • White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  • Narcotic (Opioid) Medication Safety Initiative. Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada. 2005.
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Incidence and Prevalence of Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events

Bibliography

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IV Medication Errors

Bibliography

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Just Culture, Culture of Safety

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Leadership - Pharmacist

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Look Alike Sound Alike Medications

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Other Resources

Medication Errors

Books

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Medication Reconciliation and Transitions of Care

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Medication Use Process

Books

  • Kirschling TE, ed. The Handbook on Storing and Securing Medications, 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2009. ISBN: 978-1-59940-302-1
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Medication Use Process – Administration Errors

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Medication Use Process – Dispensing Errors

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Medication Use Process – Prescribing Errors

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Pediatric Medication Safety

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Patient Safety

Books

  • Aspden P, Corrigan JM, Wolcott J. Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004. ISBN: 978-0-309-09077-3
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  • Cousins DD, ed. Advancing Patient Safety in U.S. Hospitals: Basic Strategies for Success. Rockville, MD: US Pharmacopeia; 2004. ISBN: 978-1-889-78833-3
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  • Dekker S. Patient Safety: A Human Factors Approach. New York, NY: CRC Press; 2011. ISBN: 978-1-439-85225-5
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  • Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, eds. To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 1999. ISBN: 978-0-309-26174-6
  • Wachter R. Understanding Patient Safety, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw Hill Medical; 2012. ISBN: 978-0-071-76578-7
  • Nance JJ. Why Hospitals Should Fly: The Ultimate Flight Plan to Patient Safety and Quality Care. Bozeman, MT: Second River Healthcare; 2008. ISBN: 978-0-974-38606-5
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Pharmacists’ Role in Medication Safety

Books

  • Larson CM, Saine D. Medication Safety Officer’s Handbook. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2013. ISBN: 978-1-58528-210-4

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Root Cause Analysis

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Second Victim

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Sterile Compounding Safety

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Trigger Drugs

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