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Illumination and errors in dispensing
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 1991The relationship between the level of illumination and the prescription-dispensing error rate in a high-volume Army outpatient pharmacy was investigated. The prescription error rate was determined by direct, undisguised observation and retrospective prescription review under three levels of illumination (45, 102, and 146 foot-candles) during 21 ...
T L, Buchanan +4 more
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Dispensing Error Leading to Alendronate Ingestion
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2003OBJECTIVE To report a case of medication dispensing error by administration of similarly packaged drugs. CASE SUMMARY A 6-year-old East Indian boy with asthma was mistakenly given alendronate, a bisphosphonate, for 3 months instead of montelukast, a leukotriene-receptor antagonist.
Benoit, Carrière +3 more
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Adverse events relating to dispensing errors
Veterinary Record, 2015Gillian Diesel and Giles Davis of the pharmacovigilance unit at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate review reports of adverse events associated with dispensing errors received by the VMD between 2000 and 2014.
Gillian, Diesel, Giles, Davis
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Liability for Dispensing Errors in Hong Kong
Asian Bioethics Review, 2021The United Kingdom (UK) case R v Lee (2010) EWCA Crim 1404 resulted in a pharmacist being convicted for an inadvertent dispensing error and paved way for the decriminalisation of such errors by way of a due diligence defence enacted in 2018. In relation to Hong Kong (HK), what is its legal position for dispensing errors, and can it follow the ...
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Hypoglycemia Due to a Pharmacy Dispensing Error
Southern Medical Journal, 1993Drug dispensing error should be considered as a cause of hypoglycemia when the usual initial workup is unrevealing, as in the case described.
E D, Sledge, V L, Broadstone
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Ugeskrift for laeger, 2006
Most Danish hospitals have ward-based medication supply systems: frequently used drugs are stored in ward drug cupboards and dispensed by nursing staff. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency of dispensing errors and to identify risk factors.Cross-sectional study conducted on five hospital wards.
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Most Danish hospitals have ward-based medication supply systems: frequently used drugs are stored in ward drug cupboards and dispensed by nursing staff. The objective of this study was to describe the frequency of dispensing errors and to identify risk factors.Cross-sectional study conducted on five hospital wards.
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Microcomputer-assisted monitoring of medication-dispensing errors
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 1989A microcomputer-based program for collecting and monitoring data on medication-dispensing errors made by pharmacy personnel is described, along with the policies and procedures for dealing with the responsible employees. The program was implemented at a 964-bed teaching hospital. When a medication-dispensing error is suspected, the director of pharmacy
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Prescribing and Dispensing of Insulin: Margins for Error?
Diabetic Medicine, 1992To investigate recent anecdotal reports of incorrect insulin dispensing, we compared retail pharmacists' and doctors' understanding of commonly used insulin brands. Eighty pharmacists, 29 general practitioners (GPs), and 31 junior hospital doctors were interviewed and completed a questionnaire concerning the duration of action and formulation of 17 ...
M D, Page +3 more
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Dispensing errors and counseling quality in 100 pharmacies
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 2009To evaluate the dispensing accuracy and counseling provided in community chain pharmacies.Cross-sectional study.Community chain pharmacies in large metropolitan areas of Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, and New York.Community chain pharmacies and trained shoppers.Trained shoppers presented a new prescription order for one of five study drugs to each ...
Elizabeth A, Flynn +4 more
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