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Case Reports
. 2006 Apr 25;174(9):1257-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.050984.

Safe medication prescribing and monitoring in the outpatient setting

Kaveh G Shojania  1
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Case Reports

Safe medication prescribing and monitoring in the outpatient setting

Kaveh G Shojania. CMAJ. .
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Fig. 1: Drug substitution errors can occur even when the drug names do not bear obvious similarities. This hastily written prescription for the diabetic medication Avandia (rosiglitazone) resembles Coumadin (warfarin); moreover, both medications are available in 4-mg tablets. Many examples of such confusions have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, which provided permission to reproduce this figure from the 2000 July 26th issue of Medication Safety Alert! (available: www.ismp.org/msaarticles/a072600safety.html).
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Fig. 2: Problems that commonly arise during the 5 stages of the medication process, and proposed solutions. Various studies address specific problems and solutions, but the single best reference for understanding and preventing medication errors remains Medication Errors, edited by Michael R. Cohen, president of the nonprofit Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
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  • Safe prescribing.
    Bhanji N. Bhanji N. CMAJ. 2007 Jan 2;176(1):66; author reply 66-7. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1060105. CMAJ. 2007. PMID: 17200397 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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