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Hospital pharmacist-led re-evaluation of medication errors: a pilot study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The incidence of medication errors varies greatly among published studies, not only due to the lack of a clear definition, 1,2 but also because of different factors such as the healthcare setting, differing levels of automation (e.g. 3–5 Medication errors are often documented in national or local electronic incident reporting systems.

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The Value of a Medically Integrated Pharmacy to Maximize Cost Avoidance and Reduce Waste of Oral Oncolytic Medications

Pharmacy Times

The National Institutes of Health reports that in 2012, $418 billion was wasted in the US due to suboptimal use of medications. Medically integrated pharmacy (MIP) interventions using data from a cost avoidance and waste tracker tool show: The net cost avoidance for the MIPs was $6,510,971.28 compared with $546,082.45