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BOOK/REPORT classic

Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series.

Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, Aspden P, Wolcott J, Bootman JL, Cronenwett LR, eds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.

STUDY

Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing.

Rodriguez-Gonzalez CG, Herranz-Alonso A, Martin-Barbero ML, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:72-78.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.

Sentinel Event Alert. September 24, 2008;(41):1-4.

STUDY

Pharmacist workload and pharmacy characteristics associated with the dispensing of potentially clinically important drug-drug interactions.

Malone DC, Abarca J, Skrepnek GH, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:456-462.

STUDY

Dispensing errors in community pharmacy: perceived influence of sociotechnical factors.

Szeinbach S, Seoane-Vazquez E, Parekh A, Herderick M. Int J Qual Health Care. 2007;19:203-09.

STUDY

The impact of a closed-loop electronic prescribing and administration system on prescribing errors, administration errors and staff time: a before-and-after study.

Franklin BD, O'Grady K, Donyai P, Jacklin A, Barber N. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:279-284.

STUDY

Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated dispensing devices.

Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ, Skledar SJ, Frank S, DeVita M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:309-317.

STUDY

Errors associated with medications removed from automated dispensing machines using override functions.

Kester K, Baxter J, Freudenthal K. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:535-537.

BOOK/REPORT

MEDMARX 5th Anniversary Data Report: A Chartbook of 2003 Findings and Trends 1999-2003.

Rockville, MD: United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc.; 2004.

STUDY

Errors during the preparation of drug infusions: a randomized controlled trial.

Adapa RM, Mani V, Murray LJ, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2012;109:729-734.

COMMENTARY

Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project.

Harding AD. Am J Nurs. 2012;112:26-35.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Pharmacy Practice News. October 2011:7-14.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Oops, sorry, wrong patient! A patient verification process is needed everywhere, not just at the bedside.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 10, 2011;16:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Drug shortages: a pharmacy informatics perspective.

Edillo PN. Pharm Purch Prod. April 2011;8:26.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

ISMP updates its list of drug name pairs with Tall man letters.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 18, 2010;15:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Guidelines for timely medication administration: response to the CMS "30-minute rule."

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 13, 2011;16:1-4.

STUDY

A network collaboration implementing technology to improve medication dispensing and administration in critical access hospitals.

Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Loes JL, O'Brien J. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:584-587.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

CMS 30-minute rule for drug administration needs revision.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 9, 2010;15:1-6.

STUDY

Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.

Chapuis C, Roustit M, Bal G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:2275-2281.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ASHP guidelines on the safe use of automated dispensing devices.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:483-490.

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