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Review
. 2020 Dec 18;28(3):129-132.
doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2019-001924. Online ahead of print.

Position paper on patient safety

Aida Batista  1 , Piera Polidori  2 , Stephanie Kohl  3
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Review

Position paper on patient safety

Aida Batista et al. Eur J Hosp Pharm. .
No abstract available

Keywords: drug-related side effects and adverse reactions; education; hospital; medical errors; medication systems; pharmacy; pharmacy service; safety.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
The medication use process from a patient perspective.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The role of the hospital pharmacist in the medication use process.
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