Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2575972 | The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Conclusions: Among 48,512 medications inspected over 8 weeks in 3 German long-term care facilities, the rate of repackaging errors was 1.3%, involving 7.3% of daily pill organizers and the medications of 53.00% of residents. The largest proportion of errors involved incorrect halving of tablets.
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Authors
Andreas MD, PhD, Ines PharmD, Karl W. MD, ScD, Guido MSc, Stephanie MD, PhD, Markus PhD,