| Literature DB >> 11931498 |
Eddie B Dunn1, Jonathan J Wolfe.
Abstract
A medication order for warfarin sodium was sent by facsimile transmission with a decimal point and trailing zero. The order was incorrectly transcribed as a ten-fold overdose and would almost certainy have been fatal if administered as transcribed. Other hazardously written medication orders are presented with guidelines for safer ordercomposition.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 11931498
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Hum Toxicol ISSN： 0145-6296