Medication Dispensing by Pharmacy Technicians Improves Efficiency and Patient Safety at a Geriatric Ward at a Danish Hospital: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Lene Juel Kjeldsen (Author), Maja Schlünsen (Author), Annette Meijers (Author), Steffan Hansen (Author), Camilla Christensen (Author), Tanja Bender (Author), Barbara Ratajczyk (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: This study aims to evaluate medication dispensing by pharmacy technicians at a geriatric inpatient ward at a Danish hospital. Methods: Four pharmacy technicians were trained in delivering a dispensing service at a geriatric ward. At baseline, the ward nurses recorded the time spent dispe...