| Reducing patient harm with the use of opioid oral solutions. | |
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PMID: 21628137 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Medication errors involving oral opioids have led to serious adverse events, including failure to control pain, over-sedation, respiratory depression, seizures, and death. This article will highlight medication errors that may arise during the use of opioid oral solutions, particularly concentrated formulations, and provide risk-reduction recommendations to address the potential for error and patient harm. |
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Authors:
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Matthew Grissinger; Michael J Gaunt |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Consultant pharmacist : the journal of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Volume: 26 ISSN: 0888-5109 ISO Abbreviation: Consult Pharm Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-06-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9013983 Medline TA: Consult Pharm Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 380-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute for Safe Medication Practices(ISMP), Horsham, Pennsylvania. |
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