Evaluating medication errors in Traditional Chinese Medicine pharmacy by intervention of the barcode dispensing system

• In: Posters
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Poster
• By: SHEN, Shinhsien Camia (Chang Gung memorial hospital, Traditional Chinese medicine, Taoyuan County, China Taiwan)
• Co-author(s): YANG (Chang Gung memorial hospital, Taoyuan County, China Taiwan)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background:
  
  
  Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) inTaiwanis made from powder form. Since TCM powder form is covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI), most of TCM powder forms are prescribed to meet patient needs inTaiwanrather than other forms. Generally, TCM powders look very alike and taste alike. Hence, double checking dispensing processes
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