Objective.—To quantify the type and frequency of identifiable factors associated with
medication prescribing errors. Design and Setting.—Systematic evaluation of every third …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify error type and frequency and to identify factors associated with
antiretroviral prescribing errors in hospitalized HIV-infected patients. DESIGN: Systematic …

Medication errors may arise in the manufacture, preparation, distribution, and administration
of drugs. Physician prescribing errors are of particular importance as such errors have been …

Background Amedication error has been defined as “any preventable event that may cause
or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control …

OBJECTIVE To report a case of medication dispensing error by administration of similarly
packaged drugs. CASE SUMMARY A 6-year-old East Indian boy with asthma was …

Objective To describe antiretroviral (ARV) medication errors reported within a community
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) clinic, identify potential strategies to prevent errors …

Los códigos de investigación son adjudicados por el laboratorio farmacéutico que investiga
una sustancia, pero no son marcas registradas. Suelen ser códigos alfanuméricos, con …

Objective: The purpose of the DEFEAT Study was to better characterize medication errors in
patients infected with HIV and identify the risk factors associated with these errors. Method …

I n August 1992 the General Council of the CMA passed a resolution outlining a concern
with the growing number of drug names that look or sound alike. The resolution asked the …

When it first became available, zidovudine was referred to as AZ?: Although additional
agents are now available, zidovudine (Retrovir) remains a mainstay of antiretroviral therapy …