Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2008 Jan 1;178(1):63-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.071658.

Medication errors: the human factor

Edward Etchells  1 , David Juurlink, Wendy Levinson
Affiliations
Comment

Medication errors: the human factor

Edward Etchells et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Parshuram CS, To T, Seto W, et al. Systematic evaluation of errors occurring during the preparation of intravenous medication. CMAJ 2008;178:42-8. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Tam VC, Knowles SR, Cornish PL, et al. Frequency, type and clinical importance of medication history errors at admission to hospital: a systematic review. CMAJ 2005;173:510-5. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Lesar TS, Briceland LL, Delcoure K, et al. Medication prescribing errors in a teaching hospital. JAMA 1990;263:2329-34. - PubMed
    1. Bobb A, Gleason K, Husch M, et al. The epidemiology of prescribing errors: The potential impact of computerized prescriber order entry. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:785-92. - PubMed
    1. Barker KN, Flynn EA, Pepper GA, et al. Medication errors observed in 36 health care facilities. Arch Intern Med 2002;162:1897-903. - PubMed

MeSH terms