Calculating the cost of medication errors: A systematic review of approaches and cost variables
Sakunika Ranasinghe,
Abarna Nadeshkumar,
Savini Senadheera
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionMedication errors are an unnecessary cost to a healthcare system and patients of a country. This review aimed to systematically identify published cost variables used to calculate the cost of medication errors and to explore any updates on findings already known on calculating the cost of medication errors during the past 10 years.MethodsA systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Electronic databases, PubMed, Sco… Show more
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