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Adverse Medication Events

What Do We Know About Medication Errors In Inpatient Psychiatry? Benjamin C. Grasso, Jeffrey M. Rothschild, Robert Genest, David W. Bates, Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety, August 2003, Volume 29, Number 8 (PDF)


Prescription Writing Errors and How to Avoid Them: Suggestions from the APA Committee on Patient Safety, the American College of Physicians, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.


A Few Simple Steps Can Avert Medication Errors, Charles Cash, J.D., LL.M., Psychiatric News, February 6, 2004, Volume 38, Number 3, p 10.