منابع مشابه
Introduction to medication errors and medication safety
A medication safety incident is defined by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) as: ‘any unintended or unexpected incident which could have or did lead to harm for one or more patients’ (NPSA, 2007:9). These incidents can occur at each stage of the process involved in the delivery of medicines to patients, i.e. prescribing (including transcribing or physician ordering), dispensing, prepara...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1445-937X
DOI: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2010.tb00522.x