Pharmacist perspective of prescribing errors

• At: Glasgow (Scotland) (2018)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: POS-CPS-140
• By: KUPKA, Jeffrey (University of Malta, Department of Pharmacy)
• Co-author(s): Jeffrey Ikem Kupka
  Maurice Zarb-Adami: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  Maresca Attard Pizzuto: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  Anthony Serracino-Inglott: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  
• Abstract:

  Background

  Errors on a medical prescription may lead to erroneous dispensing by the pharmacist. An assessment of causes that might lead to prescribing errors in Malta and Germany was undertaken.

  Methods

  A questionnaire to assess root causes in the medical use process, was developed, validated and electronically disseminated to 338 pharmacists in

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