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Effect of a centralized prescription network on inappropriate prescriptions for opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines
Colin R. Dormuth, Tarita A. Miller, Anjie Huang, Muhammad M. Mamdani and David N. Juurlink
CMAJ November 06, 2012 184 (16) E852-E856; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.120465
Colin R. Dormuth
From the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Dormuth), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Therapeutics Initiative (Dormuth, Miller), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Huang, Mamdani, Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.; the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Mamdani), Toronto, Ont.; the Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics (Juurlink), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
ScDTarita A. Miller
From the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Dormuth), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Therapeutics Initiative (Dormuth, Miller), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Huang, Mamdani, Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.; the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Mamdani), Toronto, Ont.; the Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics (Juurlink), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
BScAnjie Huang
From the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Dormuth), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Therapeutics Initiative (Dormuth, Miller), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Huang, Mamdani, Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.; the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Mamdani), Toronto, Ont.; the Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics (Juurlink), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
MScMuhammad M. Mamdani
From the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Dormuth), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Therapeutics Initiative (Dormuth, Miller), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Huang, Mamdani, Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.; the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Mamdani), Toronto, Ont.; the Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics (Juurlink), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
PharmD MPHDavid N. Juurlink
From the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Dormuth), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Therapeutics Initiative (Dormuth, Miller), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (Huang, Mamdani, Juurlink), Toronto, Ont.; the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Mamdani), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael’s Hospital (Mamdani), Toronto, Ont.; the Sunnybrook Research Institute (Juurlink), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ont.; and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics (Juurlink), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Colin R. Dormuth, Tarita A. Miller, Anjie Huang, Muhammad M. Mamdani, David N. Juurlink
CMAJ Nov 2012, 184 (16) E852-E856; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120465
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