Error reduction: academic detailing as a method to reduce incorrect prescriptions
- 18 October 2003
- journal article
- pharmacoepidemiology and-prescription
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
- Vol. 59 (8-9) , 697-699
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-003-0683-2
Abstract
Clinical decision making can be influenced by academic detailing, and it was hypothesised that this technique may be used to reduce simple errors when prescribing drugs of addiction. These prescriptions require specific details to be included, otherwise the prescription has to be returned to the prescriber and re-written, wasting the time of the dispenser and prescriber alike.Keywords
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