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Ugeskr Laeger
; 159(16): 2392-5, 1997 Apr 14.
Article
in Danish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9163117
ABSTRACT
In a prospective study, iatrogenic medication errors were registered among paediatric admissions. The two most common causes of incidents were neglecting to give a medication on schedule and administration of an incorrect dose-but extra dose errors, errors of omission, wrong rate errors and administration of unauthorized drugs also occurred. After implementation of a satellite pharmacy, medication error rates were compared, and a reduction of the more serious and potentially harmful incidents was shown.