What pharmacy technicians say would actually make them feel seen on World Pharmacy Technician Day, and the other 364 days of the year.
|Articles|November 17, 2003
Pharmacists on rounds can proactively prevent ADEs
Findings of a recent study indicate that hospital pharmacists can play a significant role in the prevention of adverse drug events (ADEs). Investigators at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Mich., found that inclusion of pharmacists on rounding teams reduced the incidence of preventable ADEs by 78%. Study results were published in the September 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
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