1557Impact of HIV Pharmacist Reconcilation on Correction of Antiretroviral Prescription Errors Among Hospitalized HIV-Infected Patients
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Antiretroviral Prescription Errors Among Hospitalized HIV-Infected Patients Rishi Batra, BS; Jane Wolbach-Lowes, PharmD; Susan Swindells, MBBS; Kimberly Scarsi, PharmD; Anthony Podany, PharmD; Harlan Sayles, MS; Uriel Sandkovsky, MD, FACP; College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; College of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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Impact of an electronic medical record on the incidence of antiretroviral prescription errors and HIV pharmacist reconciliation on error correction among hospitalized HIV-infected patients.
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