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Medication Errors

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Definition: Errors in prescribing, dispensing, or administering medication with the result that the patient fails to receive the correct drug or the indicated proper drug dosage.  coordinate IM with specific disease / drug ther (IM) & specific drug / ther use (IM)   
Examples Medication Reconciliation 		Other names Medication Error; Error, Medication; Errors, Medication

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