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[Ciapponi A] Argentine Cochrane Centre, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Fernandez Nievas SE] Quality and Patient Safety, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Seijo M] Quality of Health Care and Patient Safety, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Rodríguez MB] Health Technology Assessment and Health Economics Department, Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. [Vietto V] Family and Community Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [García-Perdomo HA] Department of Urology, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. [Tost J] Servei d’Urgències i Servei de Qualitat i Seguretat de Pacients, Hospital de Terrassa, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

Publication date

2023-11-07T09:43:07Z

2023-11-07T09:43:07Z

2021-11-25



Abstract

Adulto; Errores de medicación; Farmacéuticos


Adult; Medication errors; Pharmacists


Adult; Errors de medicació; Farmacèutics


Background: Medication errors are preventable events that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the healthcare professional or patient. Medication errors in hospitalised adults may cause harm, additional costs, and even death. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of interventions to reduce medication errors in adults in hospital settings.

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English

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Cochrane Collaboration

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