Medication errors and drug-dispensing systems in a hospital pharmacy Erros de medicação e sistemas de dispensação de medicamentos em farmácia hospitalar

Pharmacies permeate and interconnect various actions developed in different sectors within the complex process of the use of drugs in a hospital. Dispensing failures mean that a breach has occurred in one of the last safety links in the use of drugs. Although most failures do not harm patients, thei...

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Main Authors: Tânia Azevedo Anacleto, Edson Perini, Mário Borges Rosa, Cibele Comini César
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-08-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000400011