Exploring the Role of Guidelines in Contributing to Medication Errors: A Descriptive Analysis of National Patient Safety Incident Data.

Matthew D JonesShaojun LiuFreyja PowellAsma SamsorFelicity Chao Ru TingNikolaos VeliotisYin Mei WongBryony Dean Franklin Sara Garfield

Published in: Drug safety (2024)

Difficulties finding and using information from clinical guidelines contribute to thousands of prescribing and medication administration incidents, some of which are associated with substantial patient harm.

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