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. 2005 Jan 1;5(1):12–15. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-1-12
Anticipating, preventing and investigating medication errors
RE Ferner
2, J Coleman
2
RE Ferner, MSc MD FRCP
2West Midlands Centre for Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting, City Hospital, Birmingham
Consultant Physician
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J Coleman, MB ChB MRCP(UK)
2West Midlands Centre for Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting, City Hospital, Birmingham
Specialist Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
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Editor: John Mucklow1
1University Hospital of North Staffordshire
2West Midlands Centre for Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting, City Hospital, Birmingham
Roles
RE Ferner: MSc MD FRCP, Consultant Physician
J Coleman: MB ChB MRCP(UK), Specialist Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
John Mucklow: MD FRCP, Consultant Pharmacologist
Key Words: medication errors, risk management, root cause analysis, safety management, systems analysis
© 2005 Royal College of Physicians
PMCID: PMC4954057 PMID: 15745190