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A System of Drug Handling in Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. A. Watt ,
R. A. Y. Stewart ,
Alexandra M. Ross ,
D. P. Daw ,
Margaret E. Martin  and
N. Dorricott
J. A. Watt
Affiliation:
Homewood Sanitarium, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Kingseat Hospital, Aberdeenshire
R. A. Y. Stewart
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen and Kingseat Hospital, Aberdeenshire
Alexandra M. Ross
Affiliation:
Kingseat Hospital, Aberdeenshire
D. P. Daw
Affiliation:
North Birmingham and District Hospital Management Committee, Good Hope General Hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield; formerly Principal Nursing Officer, Royal Cornhill and Kingseat Hospitals, Aberdeen
Margaret E. Martin
Affiliation:
Kingseat Hospital, Aberdeenshire
N. Dorricott
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill and Associated Hospitals, Aberdeen
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To rely on a system of drug administration based on a transcribed drug list is to court disaster. The high incidence of errors of transcription has been documented by Crooks (1964) (1), Wallace (1965) (2), Watt et al. (in press) (3).

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 122 , Issue 566 , January 1973 , pp. 71 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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