Prescription errors in Brazilian hospitals: a multi-centre exploratory survey Erros de prescrição em hospitais brasileiros: um estudo exploratório multicêntrico

• Main Authors: Adriana Inocenti Miasso (Author), Regina Célia de Oliveira (Author), Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva (Author), Divaldo Pereira de Lyra Junior (Author), Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimenes (Author), Flávio Trevisan Fakih (Author), Sílvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Brazil, millions of prescriptions do not follow the legal requirements necessary to guarantee the correct dispensing and administration of medication. This multi-centre exploratory study aimed to analyze the appropriateness of prescriptions at four Brazilian hospitals and to identify possible err...