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REPORT ON MEDICATION ERRORS.
Most medication errors do not result in patient harm, according to a new report from the United States Pharmacopeia. The report focuses only on medication errors, unlike the widely discussed Institute of Medicine report, which focused on all medical errors. The USP's report analyzed last year's medication error records from community and government facilities and teaching hospitals. In analyzing both potential and actual errors, the report found ...
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