The alarming reality of medication error: a patient case and review of Pennsylvania and National data

CASE DESCRIPTION: A 71-year-old female accidentally received thiothixene (Navane), an antipsychotic, instead of her anti-hypertensive medication amlodipine (Norvasc) for 3 months. She sustained physical and psychological harm including ambulatory dysfunction, tremors, mood swings, and personality ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: da Silva, Brianna A., Krishnamurthy, Mahesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
Materias:
Patient Safety
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27609720
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31758

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27609720
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.31758

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