Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains

BACKGROUND: Drug name confusion is a common type of medication error and a persistent threat to patient safety. In the USA, roughly one per thousand prescriptions results in the wrong drug being filled, and most of these errors involve drug names that look or sound alike. Prior to approval, drug nam...

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Autores principales: Schroeder, Scott R, Salomon, Meghan M, Galanter, William L, Schiff, Gordon D, Vaida, Allen J, Gaunt, Michael J, Bryson, Michelle L, Rash, Christine, Falck, Suzanne, Lambert, Bruce L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27193033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005099

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27193033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005099

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